President Cyril Ramaphosa appoints ministers to work with leaders of #AlexTotalShutdown
ALEXANDRA – Organisers of #AlexTotalShutdown with residents set to hand over their memorandum of grievances to the president.
Update, 11 April, 4.14pm
President Cyril Ramaphosa has tasked four ministers of his cabinet and provincial government to meet and work with the leaders of the #AlexTotalShutdown to find quick solutions to matters raised by the residents.
He ordered the committee to present a report on his table before the end of this week. The team of ministers include the Minister of Human Settlements Nomaindia Mfeketho, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Zweli Mkhize, Minister of Home Affairs Siyaboga Cwele and Minister of Small Businesses and Medium enterprise Lindiwe Zulu.
The president also tasked Gauteng Premier David Makhura to meet with the mayor Herman Mashaba to discuss a way forward in resolving and accelerating issues of service delivery in Alexandra.
Update, 11 April, 2.30pm
President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Alexandra, Sankopano Community Centre where thousands of residents have been since 8am.
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Update, 11 April, 1pm
President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives in Alexandra, he is set to meet with the community at Alex stadium at 3pm.
Earlier, the minister of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Zweli Mkhize and officials of his department also arrived.
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Initial report, 11 April, 10am
Disgruntled residents of Alexandra led by the organisers of #AlexTotalShutdown will later today meet with President Cyril Ramaphosa at Alexandra Stadium to hand over their memorandum of grievances.
Residents of Alexandra embarked on a total shutdown on 3 April, blockading all access roads into the township and demanding better service delivery from the City of Johannesburg. The protesters had demanded that mayor Herman Mashaba visit the township to address residents. When Mashaba failed to do so, they marched to the City’s regional offices in Sandton where they refused to be addressed by City manager Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni demanding to see the mayor.
ANC PRESIDENT ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN ALEXANDRA, GAUTENG
The African National Congress President, Comrade Cyril Ramaphosa, will tomorrow, Thursday, 11 April 2019, embark on a campaign Trail in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
#GrowSouthAfrica #ThumaMina pic.twitter.com/2WCaeKEjMH— African National Congress (@MYANC) April 10, 2019
Mashaba said he will meet with Alex residents on 15 April.
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