Residents from Finsbury and surrounding plots recently took to the streets embarking on a peaceful mass march from Finsbury Park to the Rand West City Local Municipality (RWCLM) offices.
The aim was to highlight the lack of service delivery; specifically the unstable electricity supply in the area.
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During the picket, residents also had a prayer session before reading out their memorandum of demands.
The memorandum detailed struggles residents face due to cable theft in the different areas which saw them being plunged into darkness recently for more than a month.
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Speaking during the picket, concerned resident JP de Beer said they want the municipality to act against acts of criminality where cable theft is concerned and cases opened against the perpetrators.
The criminal element is out of hand in our area. Ward 2 is being targeted by criminal syndicates that operate within our communities. This leaves us without electricity because of daily theft and damage to the infrastructure.
“Criminal cases are not being investigated by the police as no cases are being opened. The police simply cannot investigate what they do not know,” said De Beer, who also took the time to kneel and pray for the challenges they face as a community.
Meanwhile, a representative from the municipality accepted and signed the memorandum of demands during heavy police presence.
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