Protesters force motorists to pay up
2013-02-25 08:15
East London - Protesters who blockaded roads in Sterkspruit,
Eastern Cape, have forced motorists to pay at least R50 to pass through, the
Daily Dispatch reported on Monday.
Motorists told the publication that roads between Lady Grey
and Sterkspruit were barricaded.
Sterkspruit residents, under the banner of the Sterkspruit
Civic Association (SCA), are demanding to have a standalone municipality that
is not part of Senqu Municipality, which incorporates Lady Grey and Barkly
East.
Other complaints relate to lack of service delivery in
Sterkspruit, and allegations of corruption and nepotism within the Senqu
Municipality.
Pupils in Sterkspruit have not been to school since 11 February
as roads were blocked with stones and burning tyres.
The SCA has condemned the behaviour of the residents.
“We strongly condemn the stoning of vehicles, assault of
people and blocking emergency of vehicles from passing through," SCA chairperson
Mcebisi Mgojo told the newspaper.
- SAPA
