{"id":42488,"date":"2024-08-16T15:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/watch-khayelitsha-residents-protest-for-water-access-threaten-ungovernability-20240816\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T03:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T01:50:14","slug":"watch-khayelitsha-residents-protest-for-water-access-threaten-ungovernability-20240816","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/watch-khayelitsha-residents-protest-for-water-access-threaten-ungovernability-20240816\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH | Khayelitsha residents protest for water access, threaten ungovernability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Residents of Khayelitsha\u2019s SD shack area protested by barricading Mew Way Road, demanding the installation of communal taps and accusing their councillor of neglect. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>They rely on a water truck that only comes twice a week, leaving many without water. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The community leader warned of more protests if their grievances aren\u2019t addressed, while the councillor claimed he wasn\u2019t informed of their concerns.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Irate shack dwellers of Social Distance (SD), Khayelitsha threatened to make the area ungovernable until the City responded to their grievances. They barricaded Mew Way Road with burning tyres and stones demanding service delivery in the area on Friday 16 August. They accused Ward 90 councillor Lukhanyo Simangweni of neglecting them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Custom\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_f96ca96a\">\n<div class=\"custom\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"476\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCityVisionOnline%2Fvideos%2F823431986590566%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=476&amp;t=0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\" width=\"476\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Community leader Faith Mhlonyelwa said all that was needed was the installation of communal taps in the area. She said after four years little development was happening there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe depend on the City\u2019s truck that brings water to us,\u201d she pointed out. \u201cThe truck comes twice a week, only Wednesdays and Sundays. But what about the other days? And not all of us get the water because some of us are at work when the truck comes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Mhlonyelwa the protest marked the beginning of many others to come if the councillor doesn\u2019t address the needs in the area. \u201cIt is difficult for the councillor to come to our areas and address us on what is going on. 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