Residents of Bekkersdal on the West Rand are protesting against a lack of service delivery.
JOHANNESBURG - Disgruntled Bekkersdal residents intensified their service delivery protests on Wednesday.Residents have been blocking roads demanding electricity.But they still don't have access to power.The Alexandra stalemate continues. Their action has now sparked a protest in Bekkersdal on the West Rand. Reporter Slindelo Masikane is tracking the story. Courtesy
Bekkersdal is sarounded by soo many mines to be soo poor with infrastructure, If eNCA can send an invistigative journalist to the municipal offices in Westonaria, you will be shocked with the amount of corruption in there that stops them from perfoming services delivery.
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