JMPD called in to manage water protest in Phumla Mqashi informal settlement.
(Thapelo Morebudi)
Tensions flared in Phumla Mqashi on Tuesday as residents protested against Joburg Water cutting their illegal connections.
Residents took to the streets, blocking the entrance to the informal settlement. The JMPD intervened, using force to help Joburg Water workers safely leave the area.
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Today’s protest in Phumla Mqashi, the community responds to water cutoffs.
(Thapelo Morebudi)
12 November 2024. Phumla Mqashi residents took to the streets in reaction to Joburg water disconnecting them from their supply for connecting illegally. the residents then blocked the entrance to the informal settlement making JMPD to use force to help Joburg water workers to leave the area. Picture. Thapelo Morebudi. (Thapelo Morebudi)
12 November 2024. Phumla Mqashi residents took to the streets in reaction to Joburg water disconnecting them from their supply for connecting illegally. the residents then blocked the entrance to the informal settlement making JMPD to use force to help Joburg water workers to leave the area. Picture. Thapelo Morebudi. (Thapelo Morebudi)
Residents make a stand as JMPD steps in to support Joburg Water workers. (Thapelo Morebudi)
Streets are blocked and tempers rise in Phumla Mqashi over water disconnections.
(Thapelo Morebudi)
A dramatic day in Phumla Mqashi as residents protest against their illegal water supply being cut off. (Thapelo Morebudi)
12 November 2024. Phumla Mqashi residents took to the streets in reaction to Joburg water disconnecting them from their supply for connecting illegally. the residents then blocked the entrance to the informal settlement making JMPD to use force to help Joburg water workers to leave the area. Picture. Thapelo Morebudi. (Thapelo Morebudi)
Joburg Water cuts triggered a powerful community response in Phumla Mqashi in Lenasia on Tuesday.
(Thapelo Morebudi)
JMPD steps in as residents barricade the entrance to Phumla Mqashi.
(Thapelo Morebudi)
12 November 2024. Phumla Mqashi residents took to the streets in reaction to Joburg water disconnecting them from their supply for connecting illegally. the residents then blocked the entrance to the informal settlement making JMPD to use force to help Joburg water workers to leave the area. Picture. Thapelo Morebudi. (Thapelo Morebudi)
12 November 2024. Phumla Mqashi residents took to the streets in reaction to Joburg water disconnecting them from their supply for connecting illegally. the residents then blocked the entrance to the informal settlement making JMPD to use force to help Joburg water workers to leave the area. Picture. Thapelo Morebudi. (Thapelo Morebudi)
12 November 2024. Phumla Mqashi residents took to the streets in reaction to Joburg water disconnecting them from their supply for connecting illegally. the residents then blocked the entrance to the informal settlement making JMPD to use force to help Joburg water workers to leave the area. Picture. Thapelo Morebudi. (Thapelo Morebudi)
Phumla Mqashi fights back after disconnections. (Thapelo Morebudi)
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