Protesters barricade roads as Alex shutdown returns

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Along Vasco road, burning tyres were placed at various intersections.

The task team met towards the end of April and set out short-term action plan that would address the immediate basic service delivery issues within six months.

Among these were fixing the sewerage running on the streets, an intensive cleaning campaign, address the proliferation of illegal shacks and the high crime rate. Organisers of the total shutdown told the Sowetan this week that the protests were revived as residents were not happy with the speed at which service delivery problems were addressed following the president’s announcement.

While the previous total shutdown was able to bring the township to a standstill, the one on Wednesday could not achieve that. Some of the residents were able to leave the township for work. As organizers moved from one spot to another, residents used the opportunity to leave their homes and head to their places of work. Pupils also emerged from their homes as they head to school at sunrise.

 

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