Solidarity: the community of KTC will march in town to bypass their Ward Councillor

31 07 2009

The community of KTC, Nyanga (opposite the airport) will march from Kaisergracht, District Six to the Mayor’s office today at 11am in Cape Town.

About 400 people will march today [FRIDAY July 31].
Contacts: Nolubelo Masimini on 083 8009202; Mzwanele 076 3852369

“Our grievances are that the councillor of Ward 39, Gladstone Ntamo of the ANC, applied for the housing subsidy on our behalf without our knowledge and now he is building tiny houses that we cannot live in. We went to talk to various officials in the DA city but they all tell us that the problem lies with our councillor and he does not want to talk to us, he uses vulgar words against us”.

“The rain is heavy and the people are panicking. We called disaster management last time but the councillor turned them away and told them there are no floods here. We don’t know what to do and that is why we are marching. DA housing minister Bonginkosi Madikizela also did not help us, even though he promised to get back to us after a meeting, he never did” says community leader Nolubelo Masimini.





KTC Burns: Ash Monday

21 10 2008

In KTC more than 35 shacks were destroyed and hundreds of residents were left homeless after a fire raged through the informal settlement early this morning. Read the rest of this entry »





Media: KTC marchers step up call for houses

20 10 2008
October 16 2008 at 07:46PM
Source: Cape Argus
Related Articles: KTC residents to protest against services

Vivien Damba, 64, who has lived in the KTC informal settlement near Gugulethu for 26 years, shares a one-roomed shack with her seven children and grandchildren.

She says she has been on the housing list for 25 years, but now she is tired of waiting. Damba was one of 200 KTC residents who marched to the Fezeka Municipality buildings on Wednesday to highlight their desperate need for houses.

The protesters, organised by the Concerned Residents Movement (CRM) and KTC Crisis Committee, claimed that the city had done nothing to improve their lives and they had been promised houses since 2001. Read the rest of this entry »





Solidarity: Fire in KTC informal settlement

20 10 2008
Solidarity Statement
20 October, 2008

Gugulethu – Last night 10 shacks burned down leaving over 100 residents homeless.  Residents feel hopeless as they are not getting proper services by the government.  As usual, the root cause of the fire is lack of electrification and fire prevention materials in the area.

For comment, call Ben Londzi at 073-937-1924





KTC Residents’ Photos and Memorandum to government

15 10 2008

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ALERT: KTC residents to march this morning

15 10 2008
AEC Solidarity Statement
October 15, 2008

** Note: This is not an AEC march.  We are supporting demands of residents and assisting in helping get the word out about their issues **

About 1000 residents from KTC will converge on Fezeka Municipality Buildings
next to Lansdowne road [Guguletu] from 10am to 12 noon TODAY – Wednesday.
Demnding houses, security and development. Call Ben for info 072 927 1924.

Please see the below press statement in isiXhosa for more info:

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