08 August 2018 1 Min Read
Lawley residents barricade roads to protest land invasions
- Residents of Lawley south of Johannesburg barricaded roads in the area, vowing to place the community on lockdown.
- Protesters are demanding that the authorities urgently step in and stop land invasions in Ennerdale extension 9, which was apparently promised to Lawley residents for development.
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Angry residents of Lawley township in the south of Johannesburg have had enough of recent land invasions in the area.
By as early as 6am on Wednesday morning‚ over 100 protesters had barricaded roads in the township.
The residents are reportedly seeking government intervention to halt the invasions currently taking place on land that is meant for development.
Over 100 shacks have been illegally erected in the past month.
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Police spokesperson Constable Nhlali told TimesLIVE: “We understand the protest is in relation to land invasions that have been taking place in the area.
"The roads are still barricaded. We are closely monitoring the situation.”
- Last month, residents of Ennerdale grabbed land and erected almost 100 shacks and are refusing to leave, accusing government of taking too long to fulfill its promise of providing homes to the community
- Residents of Lawley south of Johannesburg barricaded roads in the area.
- People occupy an empty piece of land and build shacks on it.
- Residents of Ennerdale accused government of taking too long to fulfill its promise of providing homes to the community.
- People occupy an empty piece of land earmarked for development.
- Protesters are demanding that the authorities urgently step in and stop land invasions in Ennerdale extension 9