Ga-Rankuwa residents say basic service delivery calls go unheard: ‘Govt has neglected us’

PRETORIA - Residents in Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria, say their calls for basic service delivery are being neglected as the seventh democratic elections approach.

Some households don't know what it is like to have water running from their taps and others have experienced prolonged power outages.

Moreover, the community is plagued by rampant crime.

These are some of the challenges highlighted by residents in Ga-Rankuwa.

Eyewitness News spent time in Ga-Rankuwa on Tuesday to gather the residents' service delivery complaints.

“We don’t have water and we get our electricity legally. We really feel like the government has neglected our community,” said one resident.

“We have never seen police officers in this area. Our homes get broken into, but police never ever come. We have CPF [Community Policing Forum] members who attend to us, but that’s not enough,” lamented another.