Eldorado Park community want justice for teen

JOHANNESBURG -  Police are investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy, during a service delivery protest in Slovo Park informal settlement in Eldorado Park. The cause of death is yet to be confirmed.

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The community took their grievances to the streets on Tuesday morning, blocking the N12 highway with rocks and burning tyres. 

Thomas Sithole, a community leader, said, "we are not happy about what happened yesterday ... We want [Premier] Panyaza Lesufi or Lebohang Maile not [former housing MMC] Dan Bovu."

"The residents are not happy that they brought us Dan Bovu ... Moving forward we want [Gauteng Human Settlements MEC] Lebohang Maile. We as the community of Slovo Park...we want justice...for the boy who was shot....We want the law to take its course."