Protesting Westbury residents not convinced Joburg Mayor Morero will address them

JOHANNESBURG - Protesting residents in Westbury, Johannesburg, say they are not convinced that Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero will come to address them on the water outages.

Gauteng Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni has assured residents that he spoke to Morero and asked him to do so.

Coronationville, Westbury, Westdene and the surrounding areas have had intermittent water supply for weeks now.

Mthombeni told Westbury residents that he was there to help restore calm and public order and wasn’t able to solve the issue at hand.

He called Morero while in the presence of community leaders and told them he agreed to be there by 3pm on Thursday.

Community leader Melissa Davids said they would wait.

"We’ve heard that the mayor is coming through, and we're not sure if he will be here to address the community, but we really just want water."

The protesting residents are now sitting and waiting at the entrance of the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital while roads in the area remain blocked.