THE Mandlazini Youth Commitee is currently meeting with uThungulu District Mayor, Thembeka Mchunu at her office.
They are discussing their grievances before the community meeting to be held on Sunday at 10am at Mandlazini Community Hall.
It is hoped these talks will prevent an expected outburst from angry residents at the public meeting.
Talks are also expected to take place at 6pm tonight to encourage further negotiations.
Some of the issues raised by community members include poor road infrastructure, lack of electricity, outstanding land compensation matters and alleged lack of support from the corporate companies in Richards Bay.
They further claimed that the community had not been briefed about the Shembe Church’s application to utilise a portion of land in Birdswood.
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uThungulu District Mayor, Thembeka Mchunu and Deputy Mayor Thulani Mashaba speak to protesters.
