Soweto protests

(FILE IMAGE) Protesters block roads during protests in Soweto Elias Motsoaledi Road. Several roads in Soweto, south of Johannesburg, are still blocked off to ...

We had also received reports of overnight closures on Soweto highway in Diepkloof and this is also due to those protests. The situation in all those areas is calm this morning despite those road closures. This is due to service delivery protests in both areas.

Protest organisers warned that the shutdown, which saw major roads in the area closed on Monday, would culminate in a march expected to take place from ...

Residents want the city to address service delivery and electricity issues in the area. She said disgruntled residents were expected to deliver a petition to the office of Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse. Monday’s protest about service delivery and electricity issues by Soweto residents, which led to the shutdown of Rea Vaya bus services in the township, was a warning of things to come.

Residents have blocked roads with rocks and burning tyres and motorists are unable to enter or leave the Soweto area.

“JMPD officers have been deployed in areas around Soweto due to protest action. “While they were here we gave them an ultimatum to say you should do away with this informal settlement. “When we approached them, we negotiated and asked them to help us identify who are the people stealing these cables.

Protestors in Soweto blocked the main routes of the Rea Vaya bus service on Monday morning. The entire service has been suspended until further notice.

Organisers also want Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse to receive a petition. The entire service has been suspended until further notice. Protests in Soweto brought Rea Vaya bus services to a halt on Monday, 20 June. Photo: Twitter / @ReaVayaBus / @Takatso_Moloi

A group of residents from Pimville and Klipspruit are expected to take to the streets again on Tuesday morning over a lack of service delivery, ...

A group of residents from Pimville and Klipspruit are expected to take to the streets again on Tuesday morning over a lack of service delivery, a long-standing dispute over electricity as well as calls for the removal of informal settlements across the township. A group of residents from Pimville and Klipspruit are expected to take to the streets again on Tuesday morning over a lack of service delivery, a long-standing dispute over electricity as well as calls for the removal of informal settlements across the township. Residents from other parts of Soweto are believed to be a part of the march, including Diepkloof, Molotsane and Jabulani.

This after disgruntled residents blockaded major routes in and out of the area, including Dieplkoof and Pimville on Monday morning.

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City of Johannesburg mayoral spokesperson Mabine Seabe says Soweto residents are barking up the wrong tree.

Read More Read More The rest we will escalate to the relevant authorities.Mabine Seabe, City of Johannesburg mayoral spokesperson

Hundreds of disgruntled Soweto residents on Tuesday descended on the Johannesburg CBD in preparation to march to the offices of mayor Mpho Phalatse.

This is a moment where we make history and free Soweto from the capture of the city.” When we take it to the streets right now, I want you to remember something: this is not a Facebook moment, this is not a WhatsApp story moment. Hundreds of disgruntled Soweto residents on Tuesday descended on the Johannesburg CBD in preparation to march to the office of mayor Mpho Phalatse.

Parts of Soweto remain barricaded as residents make their way to the office of Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse to demand an end to blackouts, ...

She needs to understand the communities' demands. She needs to start acting like it. "She is the first citizen and mother of the city.

Commuters and motorists are not the only ones affected by these blockades, the effect on entrepreneurs is also detrimental.

“I think today will be worse because the number of protesters will be much higher. Most of them called to cancel their appointments,” he said. It is rather unbearable as a business,” he said. He said: “It is important that everyone stand up from every community and come to state their grievances here, whether they be electricity-related or whatever. Members of the public often stay away from work whenever there is protest action. She said: ”It was blocked from yesterday, coming back from work yesterday was a nightmare.

This comes after residents in Diepkloof, Pimville, Moletsane and Jabulani took to the streets in service delivery protests that brought traffic to a ...

This comes after residents in Diepkloof, Pimville, Moletsane and Jabulani took to the streets in service delivery protests that brought traffic to a standstill. This comes after residents in Diepkloof, Pimville, Moletsane and Jabulani took to the streets in service delivery protests that brought traffic to a standstill. The handwritten submission detailed calls for the city to attend to the electricity crisis and other service delivery issues.