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Sowetan: 'Do not steal our land’

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'Do not steal our land’

27 November 2008
Mhlaba Memela

NO WAYS: Residents of Macambini in northern KwaZulu-Natal marched to the Richards Bay town centre to protest against a proposed leisure and residential development in their area. PHOTO: Thuli Dlamini

The angry community of Macambini, northern KwaZulu-Natal, yesterday vowed to disrupt economic activity between Durban and Richards Bay on the North Coast.

More that 5000 angry residents wielding home-made weapons were protesting against a proposed R55billion tourism and residential project in their area.

Sowetan: Give us houses or face revolt

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Give us houses or face revolt

Ntwaagae Seleka

HOUSING ANGER: Angry residents of Zone 20, Sebokeng, were yesterday chanting slogans against poor sevice delivery and accusing their local municipality of neglecting them. PHOTO: LEN KUMALO

Council given week’s ultimatum

Residents of Sebokeng in the Vaal have threatened to go on a rampage if their demands for better housing are not met by their local municipality.

Yesterday the residents handed a memorandum of grievances to the officials of Emfuleni municipality at the end of a protest march.

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