Protesters halt R4.2-billion Oceans development in Umhlanga
Work on the R4.2-billion Oceans development in Umhlanga was halted by a group of protesters on Wednesday.
A group numbering in the hundreds gathered in the plush precinct‚ blocking the gates to the construction site. Construction workers filtered out of the gate as work ground to a halt.
Construction workers from the Oceans Development leave the Umhlanga site after work was halted by protests @yasantha @TimesLIVE pic.twitter.com/qWtOQusFdJ
— Jeff Wicks (@wicks_jeff) April 18, 2018
Oceans Umhlanga‚ driven by Edison Power chair and popular ANC backer Vivian Reddy‚ is the largest mixed development in South Africa.
Protest action outside the construction site of the Oceans development in Umhlanga via @moskido @TimesLIVE pic.twitter.com/ZUPhpiV71Y
— Yasantha Naidoo (@yasantha) April 18, 2018
The development will become home to the Radisson Blu Hotel‚ a world-class shopping mall and luxury apartments.
A leader of the Delangokubona business forum, Trueman Mnyandu told TimesLIVE on Wednesday that they had taken a decision to stop all work at Reddy’s sites. This‚ they said‚ was because Reddy and developers had reneged on an agreement to accommodate the forums and their “community”.