South Africa: 'Don't Just Tick a Box, Listen to Us,' Say Westville Residents At Appropriation Bills Public Hearings

South Africa: 'Don't Just Tick a Box, Listen to Us,' Say Westville Residents At Appropriation Bills Public Hearings

Press Release - Participants participating in the Standing Committee on Appropriations' public hearings asserted that a national budget must work for ordinary people, not just look good on paper. This was the clear message from Durban residents who packed a public hearing in Westville, demanding that the national budget address their daily crises of housing, electricity, and scholar transport.