DA Gauteng demands accountability over conditions at the Helen Joseph Women’s Hostel [SOUND]

# The DA in Gauteng is demanding that all hostels, including the Helen Joseph Women’s Hostel, be included in the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements’ Hostel Redevelopment. Party officials recently conducted an oversight visit to Helen Joseph Women’s Hostel in Alexandra, where they discovered that the women and children are living in shocking, inhumane conditions. The DA’s Mervyn Cirota says sewage frequently clogs the entrances to the stairways, creating an unpleasant and hazardous environment: