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Bush Radio: Abahlali baseMjondolo turns to the Mayor

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Mluleki Mrwebi
23 July 2012

Abahlali baseMjondolo in the Western Cape have written a letter of grievances to the Mayor of Cape Town Patricia de Lille.

The organisation highlighted some issues regarding their living conditions.

The organisations Cindy Kentani said that no one seem to understand and consider the organisation.

Kentani added that they have been trying to talk to the councillor but all that efforts were in vain

Bush Radio: Frustrations over service delivery

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Frustrations over service delivery

By Lelethu Mquqo
29 November 2010

A public protest action has been taking place since the early hours of this morning in Kosovo Main Street to Samora Machel to demand improved service delivery.

A crowd of residents from Ward 33 are protesting the City of Cape Town’s defaulting on cleaning solid waste from the area for three weeks now.

The residents of this area which is mostly dominated by informal settlements complain that the contractors appointed to clean up the rubbish from the area have been appointed on a nepotistic basis.

Community Leader Ndoda Mdyogolo says all of the contractors are from only three family service providers and that other people who applied for the jobs were kept out.

Meanwhile, 12 members of Abahlali baseMjondolo will be in court on a murder trial today. More than a year ago, the Shackdwellers Movement was attacked by an armed mob which they claim was affiliated with the African National Congress.

Anti-Eviction Campaign’s Mncedisi Twalo says Abahlali baseMjondolo are only fighting for their right to housing and are not involved in any criminal activities.

Bush Radio: Land awarded to Macassar Village residents

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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Land awarded to Macassar Village residents

By Cindy Witten
21 March 2009

Macassar Village residents together with the Anti-Eviction Campaign (AEC) are celebrating the decision to award community members with land. This after two days of sleeping outside in protest.

According to a statement sent by the AEC, a Macassar police superintendent facilitated negotiations between residents and a local ward counsellor.

“During the day today (Wednesday) the Superintendent from Macassar Police station asked people to elect four people to go to negotiate with a local ward counsellor for a piece of land which is nearby the land that people had occupied, after 3 hours of negotiation between people and the ward counsellor it was agreed that people can build on that land which is 10 meters away from the land that people had occupied,” it said.

The AEC says that community members have already begun building their new structures. Cape Town Mayor, Dan Plato, accompanied by municipal officers, is expected to visit Macassar Village this morning to officially hand over the land.