Joburg mayor Herman Mashaba to meet with Alex residents
JOHANNESBURG – Executive Mayor of Johannesburg Herman Mashaba will meet with community members of Alexandra.
Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba has promised to meet with the residents of Alexandra on 15 April to discuss a way forward.
The mayor said he would engage with community members during the Joburg IDP session scheduled for 15 April. Alexandra residents are protesting about poor service delivery, empty promises from the new administration and the high levels of crime among other things.
I will be engaging the Community of Alexander on the @CityofJoburgZA scheduled IDP session on 15 April 2019 to map the way forward for the area & surrounding areas @CoJSpeaker pic.twitter.com/vNKJVUHMuF
— Herman Mashaba (@HermanMashaba) April 5, 2019
The community of Alexandra has promised to continue with their total shutdown on 8 April. One of the protest organisers Sandile Mavundla confirmed that residents would block every road entering Alexandra which will include the N3 London Road off-ramp, Marlboro exit and M1.
Grayston Drive from Alexandra to Sandton will be the most affected later on in the day as protesters threaten to march to the Region E offices in Sandton and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
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