Khayelitsha residents marched to the Khayelitsha Regional Home Affairs Office on Tuesday to hand over a memorandum. Disgruntled Khayelitsha residents braced the cold and wet weather conditions to protest the Department of Home Affairs' slow processing of IDs and birth certificates at the Khayelitsha Regional Home Affairs Office on Tuesday morning. Community activist Sinathemba Mtheza said the community was fed-up of waiting on the department to process legal documentation. "We organised this march because we are tired of the department's empty promises, saying they will assist the residents with their concerns. News24 Lisalee Solomons/News24 News24 Lisalee Solomons/News24 News24 Lisalee Solomons/News24 News24 Lisalee Solomons/News24 News24 Lisalee Solomons/News24 News24 Lisalee Solomons/News24At the Home Affairs offices, scores of elderly people could be seen sitting on chairs, with many complaining about their long wait sitting in the cold to get their documentation.

Source: News 24 August 23, 2023 17:09 UTC