DA to protest water, electricity outages in Phoenix
The DA will on
Saturday against what the party says are continuous power and water outages in
Phoenix and surrounds.
Residents and councillors in Phoenix and Verulam, as well as Tongaat, will take part in a candlelight protest at the Phoenix electricity and Ottawa water depots.
The DA’s KZN leader Francois Rodgers says the water and electricity outages in these areas sometimes last for days at a time.
He says they will hand over a memorandum with grievances and proposed solutions to the supply crisis.
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“The mayor himself, just recently in a statement, apologised for the poor service delivery he has also highlighted the fact that there are officials in eThekwini who are not doing their jobs properly.
“So this is really just a call upon the mayor and the ANC in eThekwini to start dealing with these officials so we can ensure that people in communities have the neccessary services that they deserve."
