{"id":90666,"date":"2024-07-30T12:08:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T10:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=90666"},"modified":"2024-07-30T12:13:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T10:13:01","slug":"civil-society-calls-for-overhaul-of-city-of-joburg-leadership-at-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/civil-society-calls-for-overhaul-of-city-of-joburg-leadership-at-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Society calls for overhaul of City of Joburg leadership at protest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n

3-minute read
\n30 July 2024 | 12:01 CAT<\/p>\n

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[Image-News24] The Joburg Crisis Alliance protested against the state of the city on Saturday. (Supplied\/Joburg Crisis Alliance)<\/p><\/div>A coalition of civil society organizations, including the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, and Rivonia Circle, has criticized the quality-of-service delivery in Joburg.<\/p>\n

Calls for political consequences were the order of the day, with service delivery falling short, infrastructure crumbling, and mismanagement from the Johannesburg council continuing unabated; the urgency of the situation prompted frustrated residents and several civil society organizations took to the streets. Their demand was clear: Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda must resign, and a new leadership must step in immediately to pull the city out of its downward spiral.<\/p>\n

The protest comes after the announcement of an increase in the electricity tariff and weeks of water outages across the metro, leaving residents and civil society organizations at a loss.<\/p>\n

Mark Heywood from the Joburg Crisis Alliance told Radio Islam Internationa<\/a>l, “Johannesburg is a city facing a governance breakdown which impacts on the delivery of almost every service that the Johannesburg Metro is legally obliged to provide to citizens.”<\/p>\n

Heywood emphasized that the people worst affected by the problem are often the most vulnerable and poorest in our communities, a fact that should evoke a strong sense of empathy in all of us.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, City of Johannesburg speaker Margaret Arnolds stood by to accept the memo. The crowd indicated they were incensed that Mayor Gwamanda had again failed to meet them at a protest and became more vocal when Arnolds addressed them.<\/p>\n

You can listen to the full interview on The Daily Round Up with Moulana Junaid Kharsany and Mark Heywood from the Joburg Crisis Alliance here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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