The following remarks were delivered by ActionSA President, Herman Mashaba, during a visit to the Sharpeville Memorial in commemoration of Human Rights Day. Mashaba was accompanied by National Director of Operations, Funzi Ngobeni; Gauteng Provincial Chairperson, John Moodey; ActionSA Interim Senate Member, Chief David Tembe and ActionSA Emfuleni Leadership Team.
This issue has progressively gotten worse since 2005 and reached a height of media attention in 2017. Despite this, nothing has been done that has improved the situation for the residents of Hammanskraal and Rooiwal.