City of Tshwane Mayor, Mr Solly Msimanga, in a statement on Human Rights Day, said service delivery is a basic human right that the city has prioritized.
He said even though the City has made progress in areas of substance abuse, fighting crime and granting residents title deeds, the City still has a backlog in ensuring that every citizen enjoys the fruits of this hard-won democracy.
“We continue to work hard to formalise informal settlements and informal trading. We will work even harder to support indigent households, provide reliable and affordable services and create employment opportunities for our citizenry,” he said.
The 21 March in South Africa marks the day the country celebrates Human Rights Day to remember the heroes (and heroines) who on this day in 1960 lost their lives as a result of fighting against the apartheid regime in the Sharpeville Massacre.
On 21 March 1960, 5000 people who had went to the Sharpeville police station to protest against pass laws were shot by police. A number of 69 unarmed people were killed and 180 were injured.
The pass law required that black people should carry identity documents, back then known as the “dom pass” and if they did not have the documents on them at any time, they would be arrested.
The march is thought to have been initiated by the late Robert Sobukwe, who was the leader of the Pan Africanist Congress.
This day (21 March) is also the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
On this day, it is ideal to visit art museums, national heritage monuments, the Freedom Park or the Union Building.
Soshanguve Times wishes all South Africans a happy Human Rights Day.
