Update: Mohlakeng residents stage mass action

Update — 28 August:  Following the mass action on the R28 this morning, 28 August, residents of Mohlakeng Extension 5 have agreed to disperse from the scene to engage in talks with the West Rand District Municipality Executive Mayor Mpho Nawa at the Wall of Life Ministry church.

Initially residents were up in arms over the lack of basic service delivery in the area and barricaded the streets with burning tyres and rocks.

According to the Herald’s journalist who is at the scene, residents are still furious and have called on the Randfontein Local Municipality Mayor, Sylvia Thebenare to step down from her position.

They say that she is unable to fulfil her duties in office and are fed up with the empty promises she keeps feeding them in terms of basic service delivery in the area.

It remains unclear as to what the way forward will be, but the Herald will keep its readers updated.
Police presence is heavy at the church. Watch this space as the story develops.

28 August: Mohlakeng residents stage mass action

Residents of Mohlakeng Extension 5 are up in arms and have barricaded the R28 and a section of Segaetsho Road with burning tyres and rocks this morning, 28 August.

This comes as residents stage mass action to demand the delivery of basic services in the form of proper sanitation, water and electricity from the Randfontein Local Municipality.

Residents told a Herald journalist who was at the scene at 6am that they have been barricading the road since 2am.

To avoid getting caught up in this, motorists who usually use the R28 are urged to use alternative routes.

Watch this space as the story develops.