Housing - We are tired of broken promises - Nomvula Mokonyane
‘Housing - We are tired of broken promises’ - Nomvula Mokonyane ‘We are tired of broken promises’ - No houses delivered since 1996 Princess informal settlement residents in Roodepoort have had enough. They say they are tired of the pledges made by the different government officials who have promised them countless times that they would receive proper homes. “We have been living here since 1996, it’s been well over 10 years now and we have nothing to show for it. We are tired of hearing promises with no delivery,” said an elderly resident, who only wanted to be known as Jacob. The settlement has had protests since Monday in the hope that their plight will be heard. The roads surrounding the settlement are blocked off with burnt tyres and tree branches and rubbish bags. “We will continue striking until someone takes notice. And we don’t want just anyone to come here, we want (Human Settlements Minister) Tokyo (Sexwale) or (President Jacob) Zuma,” said Jacob. The res