Umkhonto Wesizwe Party in Soshanguve together with the community members, held a march to the local Municipal office demanding attention and action on service delivery and clarity on the exploitation of programmes meant to benefit the youth.
The memorandum addressed to the Tshwane mayor highlights five key grievances, permanent solutions to unnecessary power outages, reinstatement of the Tshepo 1 million program for youth, transparency in the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), pothole repairs and road regravelling, and installation of temporary electricity in informal settlements.
Umkhonto Wesizwe Party Soshanguve representative, Tebogo Mlambo, said that they have been crying foul over these services, and the grievances are not being taken into consideration
“We are here today to submit the memorandum to the Tshwane Mayor’s Office, because since 2016 we have been complaining, this is the second March on these services, but there has been no change in potholes, unattended streetlights, and we are going into winter now.”
“We also have a problem of informal settlement, as they are not formalised, they are just there. There’s no electricity, and people are suffering. To touch more on the unemployment rate, the youth are not working, they do not have jobs,” he said.
At the local municipal office, Umkhonto Wesizwe Party representatives presented the memorandum, which was received by the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Roads and Transport, Tlangi Mogale.
The Memorandum has outlined their grievances and proposed solutions. The march reflects the community’s growing frustration with service delivery and their demand for accountability from local authorities.
Convener of Soshanguve Jikelele subzonal and Chairperson, Kabelo, addressed possible implementations after March.
“We are just highlighting the service delivery issues. What is happening now is to gather with the community Jikelele that we are tired of this situation that is happening now in our society, for now we are setting an example that we are voicing out to them to deliver to the people.”
The march served as a call to action, urging the municipal authorities to address the community’s concerns and work towards meaningful change. The communities’ determination and collective effort sent a strong message.
One of the community members, Patricia Jane, expressed her feelings and how this March will be helpful. “I think the march will help, we’ve been sending letters and petitions to the City of Tshwane, our roads are damaged, there are a lot of potholes, and lights that make our community to have not feel unsafe because of crime.”
The Member of the Mayoral Committee for Roads and Transport, Tlangi Mogale, signed the memorandum and will give feedback after 14 days.
