eThekwini residents raise service delivery issues with cabinet
Various service delivery issues have come up at a Presidential Imbizo in the south of Durban on Friday.
Locals gathered at Umnini Sports Field in Umgababa to tell President Cyril Ramaphosa and his cabinet about their concerns.
Ramaphosa and the national executive say they are there to listen to eThekwini residents’ daily struggles.
There were a few hiccups at the start of the Imbizo, with KZN premier Thami Ntuli's speech to residents being paused by sound system glitches.
The crowd filled the silence by breaking out into chants and song.
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Once the problems were resolved and the programme resumed, crime, unemployment, the rising cost of living and matters concerning education were brought up.
The troubled eThekwini Municipality is one of the metros the President has been keeping a keen eye on as it tries to deal with a myriad of problems.
Some of the ministers who are accompanying Ramaphosa later took to the stage to respond to some of the complaints and issues.
Officials and local residents are trickling in the tent where today's programme will begin when president Ramsphosa arrives pic.twitter.com/wHZOVnPWsq
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A crowd some wearing SADTU regalia has stormed the front of the stage chanting songs. The large group broke out in song after KZN premeir Thami Ntuli's address was interrupted due to sound issues. Government officials are running around trying to fix the sound. pic.twitter.com/RX07lN8UV5
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Unemployment, crime, housing, the rising cost of living and issues concerning education are some of the main issues raised by residents at the presidential Imbizo underway in Umgababa, South of Durban. pic.twitter.com/UsQc6S4F5T
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