in different parts of the municipality, says the newly elected mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza in his maiden State of the City Address on Tuesday.Xhakaza said the city would enforce a joint operations programme with law enforcement agencies to reclaim the buildings which belong to the municipality.“Just here in Germiston we are faced with a huge challenge of hijacked buildings, mainly around the Dumisani Masilela Theatre, an area which has become foreign in our own space,” Xhakaza said.
“These operations must be carried out by a multi-disciplinary by-law enforcement team which will also include the Saps and Home Affairs, as we believe that many of the people behind this may be undocumented foreign nationals,” he said. The City of Ekurhuleni was not the only one battling with the issue of hijacked buildings in the CBD, Johannesburg and Pretoria were also experiencing the same problem.On the other hand, Xhakaza said the city would also work hard to ensure the safety of women and children in the communities.
He said Gender-Based-Violence and Femicide remained a social concern but said the municipality would prioritise the safety of vulnerable people. “We recognise that GBVF is part of our social construct and therefore we believe that we can eliminate this pandemic if we work with both survivors and perpetrators,” he said.
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