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Makana Mayor Mzukisi Mpahlwa and Ward 2 councillor Ramie Xonxa address residents at eNkanini informal settlement on Friday 9 April. Photo: Sue Maclennan Township rubbish collection halts after vehicles torched
Makana Municipality has suspended refuse collection services in Makhanda’s township areas this week, after two municipal vehicles were set alight. The incidents occurred at times when service-delivery protests were under way.
In the most recent incident, on Monday 12 April, a Makana employee was forced to hand over the keys of a municipal bakkie and flee when a large crowd stopped him, seized the vehicle and set it alight. Police spokesperson Captain Khaya Tonjeni said the incident occurred shortly after 3.30pm in Extension 9, Joza, between the Mayfield housing development and eNkanini informal settlement.
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eNkanini residents protest about the slow pace of getting the informal settlement electrified on Thursday 8 April 2021. Photo: Sue Maclennan eNkanini struggle for power continues
April 9, 2021NEWS
Residents of eNkanini in Makhanda barricaded the east end of Trollope Street with rocks and burning tyres on Thursday 8 April. They did this in frustration following a three-year bid to have power infrastructure put into the informal settlement. But Makana says while there has been progress, the timing and nature of the final installation is in the hands of Eskom.
“How many years have we toyi-toyied for these lights?” exclaimed one resident at an outdoor community meeting at eNkanini.