Protestors gather at Council meeting to demand Mayor deals with water crisis
The Mayor signed receipt the MOU handed over by the crisis committee representing multiple suburbs and agreed to meet the group within 14 days after which a public meeting will be held.
Despite the pouring rain and freezing temperatures people have come out in numbers to make their pleas to the city. Photo: Emily Wellman Bain
Residents from across the city are protesting the city’s inability to provide a regular water supply – something they are no longer willing to tolerate.
Wayne Duvenage from Outa was also supporting efforts as part of their Water CAN advocacy work. Photo: Emily Wellman Bain
Most protestors are from a group that formed just two weeks ago that now has close to 700 supporters. OUTA are also here as part of their Water CAN initiative.
John Mekoena. Photo: Emily Wellman Bain
The group that arranged today’s picket have named their efforts as: Water Crisis – A time for action.
Spokesperson for the Water Crisis Committee reads the memorandum of understanding to the Mayor of Johannesburg Kabelo Gwamanda.Despite the pouring rain and freezing temperatures people have come out in numbers to make their pleas to the city. Photo: Emily Wellman Bain
Ward councillor had this to say:
Ward 69 Councillor Genevieve Sherman says, “If there are residents here from my ward – they have the right to protest as they have been severely affected by water shortages.”Ward 86 Councillor Chantelle Fourie-Shawe says, “80% of my ward had no water 80% of the time. It is unbelievable how far we have collapsed as a city. At least in Cape Town they planned for Day Zero – in Johannesburg we have done nothing.”
