COJ working on installing power at Diepkloof hostel, Gwamanda assures residents

DIEPKLOOF - Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda has assured residents living at the Diepkloof hostel that the city will soon begin working on electricity installations in the area.

Gwamanda on Wednesday met with the hostel dwellers and community leaders to discuss the issues faced in the area. ' EWN Reporter June 28, 2023 “Thina silwela ama’lungelo wethu” - the residents sing songs of liberations as they continue to demand the municipality to do its job. pic.twitter.com/dAcIOsKXRBThe mayor was taken around the Diepkloof hostel to get a sense of the living conditions that the residents contend with on a daily basis.

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