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For some Khayelitsha residents in Ward 18, the upcoming local elections represent a chance to elect an independent candidate whom they can hold accountable instead of being let down by party loyalty and deployment. For some Khayelitsha residents in Ward 18, the upcoming local elections represen. ....
COVID-19: Lockdown land occupiers march on Cape Town parliament Residents who occupied land during the COVID-19 lockdown last year marched to the provincial legislature in Cape Town on Monday. Article originally published by GroundUp/Mary-Anne Gontsana. Hundreds of informal settlement residents marched to the provincial legislature in Cape Town on Monday to hand over a memorandum, demanding basic services. Residents from various informal settlements across the city established in land occupations during the COVID-19 lockdown ,starting in March 2020, have formed the Intlungu Yasematyotyombeni Movement (IYM) (“the plight of shack dwellers”) . They are demanding water, toilets and electricity. Protesters march on Cape Town legislature ....
As South Africa moves into the winter season and may soon be dealing with its third wave of Covid-19, members from Intlungu yaseMatyotyombeni Movement (IYM) protested outside the Western Cape legislature demanding basic services. “All we need is water, proper sanitation and electricity … this isn’t the first time we’ve made these demands to the City [of Cape Town]. Last year we went to the Civic Centre with the same demands but we were arrested and shot at,” Thembeni Kani told Daily Maverick. Lawyer for the Intlungu yaseMatyotyombeni Movement, Thulasive Twalo greets members of the movement outside the Western Cape legislature building in Cape Town, on Monday, 10 May 2021. (Photo: Victoria O’Regan) ....
The newly established Intlungu yaseMatyotyombeni Movement (IYM) is behind a recent wave of service delivery protests in Cape Town, which have affected major roads, including the R300, the N2 and Baden Powell Drive, as well as Mew Way and Spine Road in Khayelitsha. Recent protests in Kraaifontein, Khayelitsha, Belhar, Kuilsriver and Mfuleni have resulted in some people being injured, buses and cars being torched and traffic delays due to the barricading of roads with rubble and burning tyres. Read here. Co-chairperson of the IYM, Xoliswa Tsholoba, told Daily Maverick that since the last shutdown on 23 March, the IYM has had ongoing meetings with the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) and various other stakeholders about the way forward. ....