EFF calls for container homes in Alex to be allocated immediately

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has called on the City of Johannesburg’s Human Settlements Department to act immediately and allocate the container homes to residents in Alexarandra, north of Johannesburg.

The structures were built four years ago in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and are standing empty.

This as millions of residents continue to live in inhumane and overcrowded settlements across the City.

EFF councilor Moshe Mphahlele was shot and killed last month allegedly by police during a protest relating to the containers.

EFF Johannesburg councillor Gift Mkansi says the party will table a motion to the Council demanding the immediate allocation of the containers.

“The fact that houses remain empty while millions wait for decent accommodation is an indictment of the government’s indifference. Lenin stressed the importance of addressing the material conditions of the masses and housing is a fundamental need that cannot be ignored. The government’s failure to act on this housing crisis is a direct assault on the dignity of the people. The EFF will not rest until the people of Alexandra receive the homes they deserve. This is not just a matter of addressing a housing backlog, it is about restoring the dignity of the working class. The struggle for housing is a struggle for economic justice and the EFF stands firmly on the side of the people.”