Abahlali base Mjondolo held protest on issues concerning youth

Imogen Vollenhoven
21March 2013

Abahlali base Mjondolo will today host a protest on issues concerning youth.

The protest will raise awareness and concern about the use of a drug called wonga that young people are using.

Wonga users commit crimes like stealing things and sell them to urge their cravings.

Once the drug is consumed, some people commit other crimes like rape.

ABM Spokesperson Zodwa Nsibande said that that their protest will raise awareness and concern about the use of the drug called wonga that many of the young people had been involved into.

Nsibande added that this drug is a killer to the young people who are our treasure.

“Young people turn to drugs like wonga because they have no hope for their future,” said Nsibande

Furthermore Nsibande added that police must also arrest the sellers of wonga.

Nsibande also said they need to build a society where young people are respected, given good education, access to good sporting and cultural facilities and can looking forward to decent work and a life in which they can become respected members of the community.