By Siphilile Shelembe
Frustrated members of the South Durban communities took part in a protest march to the Durban City Hall on Friday morning to highlight various grievances, including the state of their housing.
In a memorandum handed to the deputy city manager, Derrick Naidoo, they also complained about the lack of public services, including refuse removal and street cleaning, the increase in water and electricity tariffs, and the proposed rezoning of residential land.
A spokesman for the Wentworth Development Forum, Patrick Mkhize, said they hoped to create a committee of residents, excluding councillors, to address their housing plight, which had been ignored.
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"We would like to establish a committee of metro representatives and community representatives which will address the lack of upgrading of government units, the high electricity rates and redevelopment," said Mkhize.
The residents also want ownership of long-rented and paid-for units, proper recreational facilities and a pollution-free environment.
"The South Durban community are strongly concerned with the lack of housing delivery for the overcrowded community," said one resident.
"They are worried with the fact that the flats they currently live in are not upgraded and maintained, yet the municipality and the provincial housing department wants to transfer the ownership."
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