Kwa thema is a township in Springs in the eastrand called Ekurhuleni, which a population of about 45 000 people,high number of uneployment and crime is high.
Recently from July concerns have been raised corcerning the Electricity in Kwa thema,a letter has been written to Mayor and Mec in August the 6th and 22nd the was no response from the local Government,s office, after escalating the lack of response to electricity crisis corncerns.An letter addressed to Ekurhuleni Mayor Mondli Gugubele was handed to his office 6th of September 2011 detalaing electricity problems in the township. given two weeks to respond,no response has yet been forth coming from the mayor,prompting community escalate the matter to Mec for local government Humphrey Mmmemzi in September, Community appears to have hit another wall. two marches were done and damages and injuries were expereinced but no response from the local government,Latetly on 17th-10-2011 again the was a march demanding a response from the local government and the Mayor, the government office was damage and cars, streets were bloked with rocks and burning tyres as well.
We hope the local Government will respond soon before more damages are done,in my previous aticle i explain the problem of the electricity, how it negatively affect the community.
Kwa thema monitor
MESHACK MBANGULA
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