ActionSA is deeply concerned about the deteriorating safety and security crisis in Eagles Nest, South Fork, Kibler Park and Meredale in Ward 125 in the City of Johannesburg.
The land opposite South Fork, under the custodianship of the Gauteng Provincial Department of Roads and Transport, has been unlawfully occupied, with illegal foreign nationals establishing settlements that compromise both public safety and infrastructure integrity. This blatant disregard for property rights and provincial governance undermines the rule of law.
Furthermore, due to the unabated surge in criminal activity including drug proliferation, home burglaries, armed robberies, zama-zamas and violence, law-abiding residents are being forced to abandon their properties and flee for their safety.
These Johannesburg South suburbs, once a peaceful sanctuary for residents, are now plagued by fear, forced displacement, zama-zamas and escalating lawlessness.
What is equally disturbing is the failure of the local Mondeor police station to act on reported crimes. Residents’ appeals for intervention fall on deaf ears, with officers routinely failing to respond to urgent calls. This dereliction of duty is not just a failure of policing it is a betrayal of the community’s trust.
Illegal initiation schools, illegal electricity and water connections are abound, creating a further strain on public resources and posing serious safety risks. The City of Johannesburg’s inability to enforce municipal by-laws has compounded the crisis, revealing a troubling absence of coordinated governance.
ActionSA has made a call to the MECs for Community Safety, Human Settlements, Corporative Governance (COGTA), and Roads & Transport to immediately launch multi-sectoral interventions to reclaim public land, support displaced residents as well as enforce the rule of law.
Government cannot turn a blind eye while law-abiding communities fall victims of lawlessness. Action must be taken now to restore dignity and security.
ActionSA Deeply Concerned About the Deteriorating State of Joburg South Suburbs, Calls for Enforcement of the Rule of Law
ActionSA is deeply concerned about the deteriorating safety and security crisis in Eagles Nest, South Fork, Kibler Park and Meredale in Ward 125 in the City of Johannesburg.
The land opposite South Fork, under the custodianship of the Gauteng Provincial Department of Roads and Transport, has been unlawfully occupied, with illegal foreign nationals establishing settlements that compromise both public safety and infrastructure integrity. This blatant disregard for property rights and provincial governance undermines the rule of law.
Furthermore, due to the unabated surge in criminal activity including drug proliferation, home burglaries, armed robberies, zama-zamas and violence, law-abiding residents are being forced to abandon their properties and flee for their safety.
These Johannesburg South suburbs, once a peaceful sanctuary for residents, are now plagued by fear, forced displacement, zama-zamas and escalating lawlessness.
What is equally disturbing is the failure of the local Mondeor police station to act on reported crimes. Residents’ appeals for intervention fall on deaf ears, with officers routinely failing to respond to urgent calls. This dereliction of duty is not just a failure of policing it is a betrayal of the community’s trust.
Illegal initiation schools, illegal electricity and water connections are abound, creating a further strain on public resources and posing serious safety risks. The City of Johannesburg’s inability to enforce municipal by-laws has compounded the crisis, revealing a troubling absence of coordinated governance.
ActionSA has made a call to the MECs for Community Safety, Human Settlements, Corporative Governance (COGTA), and Roads & Transport to immediately launch multi-sectoral interventions to reclaim public land, support displaced residents as well as enforce the rule of law.
Government cannot turn a blind eye while law-abiding communities fall victims of lawlessness. Action must be taken now to restore dignity and security.