CITY OF Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda to visit the troubled Diepkloof Hostel, Soweto, this morning.
He will be accompanied by other MMCs, executives within the City and police.
The mission: to quell the tension and protests that have plagued the hostel residents since the beginning of this week demanding service delivery such as water, electricity and ablutions.
Hostel dwellers also demand that the government refurbish a multimillion-rand housing project completed in 2011 to address the shortage of housing.
During the protests, which have now calmed down, Gauteng SAPS confirmed the arrest of three suspects following the violent protest, according to Gauteng provincial spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo.
On Tuesday, the MMC for Safety in the City- Mgcini Tshwaku made a tour visit in and around the hostel and was met with dilapidated buildings, some were on the brink of collapse and going as far as using the term “maak a plaan” to describe the unholy situation.
Gauteng Human Settlements yesterday confirmed that Diepkloof Hostel belonged to the City of Johannesburg.
The infamous Diepkloof hostel is a stone throw-away from the plush and leafy Diepkloof extension residency that also houses PSL and Orlando Pirates boss Dr Irvin Khoza.
At the time of publishing the Mayor and his exco team were still on tour of the hostel engaging Indunas.
Image (Mayor for City of Joburg Kabelo Gwamanda on a visit to the troubled Diepkloof hostel in Soweto).
