Author: Silver Sibiya

Some residents of Dlamini section in Soweto on Monday barricaded roads in a service delivery demonstration meant to prevent voting from taking place. Some even marched to ANC headquarters, Luthuli House, to voice heir concerns. Dlamini is among parts of the most populous parts of Soweto that have been without water and electricity for months. Soweto features a lot in the story of South Africa’s liberation, including hosting the 1955 People’s Assembly that adopted the Freedom Charter. Over the years parts of what is South Africa’s biggest township have experienced water and electricity cuts and residents say they have…