Lerato Mbhiza
Residents of Diepkloof hostel in Soweto barricaded the N1 and N12 highways with burning tyres and rocks on Monday morning and complained that they have been trying to engage with the office of the Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi to air their grievances.
The resident said Lesufi was meant to come last year but didn’t make it to hear about their daily challenges. One of them is the bucket system that they are still using.
They said although water and electricity was installed, their living conditions are still deplorable.
One of the leaders of the hostel Sanel Msibi said they have been trying to reach the office of the Primer Lesufi but the officials haven’t responded.
“The people staying in the hostels face a lot of challenges. The hostel is 64-years old but when you look at the building there is no service brought to the people even where
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