Another total shutdown protest
was going to take place this Thursday 29th August, this time predominantly
in the southern suburbs. The leader and national spokesperson of civic organization
Gatvol Capetonian, Fadiel Adams, said this has been delayed due to the meeting
with Litha Jolobe National Deputy Minister of Human Settlements and delegations
from the national departments of Co-operative Governance and Public Works at
the Castle this Thursday.
Litha Jolobe agreed to have a
backyarder summit as soon as possible to move this critical issue on the Cape
Flats onto the national agenda, after the August 8 total shutdown protest
across Cape Town communities. The total shutdown movement highlights the mass
of people living in backyards, pleading for access to land and housing.
Done by
Jasmine Johnson-Mazwi
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