Bekkersdal protests
Gauteng MEC wants to target organisers of violent protests
Gauteng Community Safety MEC Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane said that the government wants to send a clear message that violence will not be tolerated.
There have been protests in Alexandra over the past two weeks, with demonstrations in and around Tshwane and in Somerset West on Thursday morning.
Residents in these areas have been protesting over service delivery issues including housing, water and electricity as well as basic infrastructure at schools and buildings in the communities.
Bekkersdal residents in the West Rand took to the streets to call for electricity, water, adequate sewerage and school maintenance in the area.
Police fired rubber bullets at protesters during Wednesday's demonstrations and subsequent looting in the area.
Residents are calling for electricity, water, adequate sewerage and school maintenance in the area.
The community says that 25 years into democracy they still don't have access to power despite lengthy talks with Eskom.
Following the deaths of three children in a shack fire in Bekkersdal, residents say the lack of service delivery in the area has put their lives in danger.
Pikitup will help to clean up Bekkersdal on the West Rand in the wake of recent service delivery protests.
The Gauteng government is in talks with Eskom to ensure informal settlements have access to electricity.
Residents of Bekkersdal ran riot as they vandalised, stripped & looted the municipal office and a nearby foreign shop.
At least three shops were looted and eight people arrested in the township on Friday.
Protesters are demanding that the Westonaria Municipality be placed under administration.
Bekkersdal rebuild & upgrade begins today with an improvement in its sewage system& land for a new school.
David Makhura assured Bekkersdal residents that govt will invest in local enterprises.
Three voting stations were torched in Bekkersdal overnight during protests that erupted.
Six police officials will be deployed to each voting station in the high-risk area.
Security is being stepped up at voting stations across the country as the nation prepares to vote.
Residents say they've been applying for housing for 20 years without any success.