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 Tuesday May 25, 2010 02:48 by Bongani Xezwi bongani.xezwi at gmail dot com 00 27 (0) 71 043 2221
 Electricity crisis in Protea South Protea South is one of the informal settlements that has not yet benefited in the last 16 years of democracy. As it stands, people in Protea South are still living without services (water, electricity and toilets). Yesterday the community that lives in the bond houses decided to disconnect the electricity that the people from the informal settlement connected into their tin shacks. They went around disconnecting and beating people who connected the electricity within their shacks. As a result, two people were shot and one died on the spot while the other one was rushed to hospital. Maureen Mnisi who is the leader of the LPM (Landless People Movement) was also attacked at her home, the members of the bond hoses tried to burn down her shack. The community from the informal settlement got angry and they decided to fight back. They burned down the electricity box and threw stones at the people from the bond houses. |
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The following is an urgent communication issued in solidarity with the Landless Peoples Movement (LPM) and other shack-dwellers of Protea South, Soweto. It is based on information obtained by telephonic and face-to-face conversations held with LPM members following violent attacks against them last night. There still seems to be confusion, however, and details are sketchy. Updates on the situation will be made available as and when they are received, as will be any factual corrections.
The Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front (ZACF) is angered by the killing of a second working class activist youth by the Community Policing Forum (CPF) in Sebokeng in less than a year.
On Tuesday morning, 14th of August, over 1000 community members from Sebokeng's "informal settlement" attempted to blockade the Golden Highway between Sebokeng and Johannesburg in protest at the ANC government's inadequate service delivery since its election in 1994.
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The following is an urgent communication issued in solidarity with the Landless Peoples Movement (LPM) and other shack-dwellers of Protea South, Soweto. It is based on information obtained by telephonic and face-to-face conversations held with LPM members following violent attacks against them last night. There still seems to be confusion, however, and details are sketchy. Updates on the situation will be made available as and when they are received, as will be any factual corrections.
The Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front (ZACF) is angered by the killing of a second working class activist youth by the Community Policing Forum (CPF) in Sebokeng in less than a year.
On Tuesday morning, 14th of August, over 1000 community members from Sebokeng's "informal settlement" attempted to blockade the Golden Highway between Sebokeng and Johannesburg in protest at the ANC government's inadequate service delivery since its election in 1994. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2Related communication on the attacks.
La crise de l'électricité à Protea-sud :BATTONS NOUS CONTRE LE GOUVERNEMENT, PAS ENTRE NOUS !
Protea du Sud est l'un de ces « quartiers informels » (bidonville) qui n'a pas encore bénéficié au cours des 16 dernières années de la démocratie. À l'heure actuelle, les gens de Protea-sud vivent toujours sans aucun service (eau, électricité et sanitaires). Hier, la communauté qui vit dans des maisons à loyer modéré a décidé de débrancher l'électricité que les gens des habitations informelles avaient connecté dans leurs baraques en tôle. Ils sont allés dans le quartier pour débrancher et battre les gens qui avaient connecté l'électricité dans leurs baraques. En conséquence, deux personnes ont reçu des coups de feu et une est décédée sur place tandis que l'autre a été transportée d’urgence à l'hôpital. Maureen Mnisi, qui est la responsable du Mouvement des gens sans terre (LPM Landless People Mouvement) a également été attaqué à son domicile, les membres des maisons HLM ayant tenté d'incendier sa baraque. La communauté du quartier informel est en colère et ils ont décidé de se réagir en se battant. Ils ont brûlé l’armoire électrique et ont jeté des pierres sur les gens des HLM.
Le problème de la communauté de Protea-Sud dans son ensemble ce sont les services. Les gens ont besoin d'électricité pour survivre. Que vous viviez dans une baraque ou dans une maison HLM, nous avons tous besoin d'électricité. Et c'est pourquoi il est urgent de travailler ensemble pour combattre l'ennemi. Lutte les uns contre l'autre, n’amènera pas l'électricité à Protea-Sud. Les personnes qui ont l'électricité dont nous avons besoin en tant que communauté de Protea-Sud sont assis dans leurs bureaux du gouvernement et ils ne voient même pas la nécessité de nous donner l accès aux services.
Lutter les uns contre les autres ne nous aidera pas. Nous pouvons voir cela clairement - maintenant que l'un des membres de notre communauté a été abattu par un autre membre, nous allons pleurer ses funérailles.
NOUS DEVONS IDENTIFIER L’ENNEMI QUI CREE DES DIVISIONS ENTRE LES COMMUNAUTES PAUVRES.
Jacob Zuma [le leader de l’ANC, et président de l’Afrique du Sud] a presque pleuré à Orange Farm la semaine dernière, disait-il. Faisons en sorte que le gouvernement qui prétend ne pas connaître nos problèmes, vienne dans toutes les collectivités pauvres où les gens souffrent, sans services de base, PLEURER POUR NOUS TOUS. Faisons en sorte que le gouvernement quitte ses bureaux et vienne pour régler la question de l'électricité à Protea-Sud et dans les autres communautés pauvres.
"Organise-toi ou meurt dans la pauvreté : la coupe du monde ne bénéficie qu’aux des riches et non aux pauvres".
http://www.abahlali.org/node/6732
Traduction : CNT AIT Paris (contact@cnt-ait.info)