After sustained community protests, President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Ekuvukeni, outside Ladysmith, at the weekend and promised to fast track service delivery and create job opportunities.
With less than three weeks to go before voting day, the president’s visit comes after residents refused to listen to community safety and liaison MEC Mxolisi Kaunda, and took a bus to Dannhauser, 75km away, to pose questions to Ramaphosa.
The community has been protesting about issues with water supply and broken sewage pipes. Ramaphosa told them he would act against government officials who were not delivering services, according to a report on Timeslive, but appealed to them not to prevent children from attending school.
The president’s visit started at the home of Joseph Shabalala, the founder of Ladysmith Black Mambazo. He also went to the Nazareth Baptist Church (Shembe), before ending at Ekuvukeni. – Nqubeko FM (edited by Siya Motha)