Residents, police stand-off in Tembisa

Angry protesters form Madelakufa informal settlement in Thembisa - Gauteng - vent their frustration outside the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality offices as they demand houses which were allegedly promised by President Jacob Zuma. Armed police and Metro police officers gathered on the property to keep the peace as fed-up residents waved placards and flags, shouted out their complaints and demanded to be heard by council officials. Photo: Andrew Royal, The Star

Angry protesters form Madelakufa informal settlement in Thembisa - Gauteng - vent their frustration outside the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality offices as they demand houses which were allegedly promised by President Jacob Zuma. Armed police and Metro police officers gathered on the property to keep the peace as fed-up residents waved placards and flags, shouted out their complaints and demanded to be heard by council officials. Photo: Andrew Royal, The Star

Protesters form Madelakufa informal settlement in Thembisa - Gauteng - gather outside the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality offices as they demand houses which were allegedly promised by President Zuma. Armed police and Metro police officers gathered on the property to keep the peace as fed-up residents waved placards and flags, shouted out their complaints and demanded to be heard by council officials. Photo: Thobile Mathonsi, The Star

Protesters form Madelakufa informal settlement in Thembisa - Gauteng - gather outside the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality offices as they demand houses which were allegedly promised by President Zuma. Armed police and Metro police officers gathered on the property to keep the peace as fed-up residents waved placards and flags, shouted out their complaints and demanded to be heard by council officials. Photo: Andrew Royal, The Star

Angry protesters form Madelakufa informal settlement in Thembisa - Gauteng - gather outside the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality offices as they demand houses which were allegedly promised by President Jacob Zuma. Armed police and Metro police officers gathered on the property to keep the peace as fed-up residents waved placards and flags, shouted out their complaints and demanded to be heard by council officials. Photo: Chris Collingridge, The Star

Tempers flaired in Tembisa after the residents of Madelakufa informal settlement handed over a memorandum of grievances to the the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. The residents were demanding houses which were allegedly promised to them by President Jacob Zuma. Armed police and Metro police officers gathered on the property to keep the peace as fed-up residents waved placards and flags, shouted out their complaints and demanded to be heard by council officials. Photo: Andrew Royal, The Star

Protesters form Madelakufa informal settlement in Thembisa - Gauteng - gather outside the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality offices as they demand houses which were allegedly promised by President Zuma. Armed police and Metro police officers gathered on the property to keep the peace as fed-up residents waved placards and flags, shouted out their complaints and demanded to be heard by council officials. Photo: Chris Collingridge, The Star

Protesters form Madelakufa informal settlement in Thembisa - Gauteng - gather outside the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality offices as they demand houses which were allegedly promised by President Zuma. Armed police and Metro police officers gathered on the property to keep the peace as fed-up residents waved placards and flags, shouted out their complaints and demanded to be heard by council officials. Photo: Chris Collingridge, The Star

Protesters form Madelakufa informal settlement in Thembisa - Gauteng - gather outside the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality offices as they demand houses which were allegedly promised by President Zuma. Armed police and Metro police officers gathered on the property to keep the peace as fed-up residents waved placards and flags, shouted out their complaints and demanded to be heard by council officials. Photo: Andrew Royal, The Star

Angry protesters form Madelakufa informal settlement in Thembisa - Gauteng - gather outside the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality offices demanding housing which was allegedly promised by President Jacob Zuma. Armed police and Metro police officers gathered on the property to keep the peace as fed-up residents waved placards and flags, shouted out their complaints and demanded to be heard by council officials. Photo: Chris Collingridge, The Star