No land, no vote, say residents of Freedom Park
10 October 2018
"Even if you beat us up or shoot us, you can’t stop us," protesters in Freedom Park sang as they marched to the office of the Department of Human Settlements in Eldorado Park, south Johannesburg.
They were protesting on Monday over “empty land promises by the office for human settlement”, reported GroundUp.
“They promised to give us land in the Southern Farms and build people houses, but they have not yet delivered. If they are planning to develop the land, the community wants to be involved,” said Thami Njothi, a member of the community committee.
The protesters are threatening to occupy land if they are ignored. In a memorandum, they stated: "We demand that the Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements Honorable Uhuru Moiloa must stop using his position to undermine the community in order to benefit his political friends in the development of Southern Farms."