Community leader

“I’m not scared, I’ve been arrested before. Water is mine. Electricity is mine. To have a house is mine. My father and grandfather all worked for these things. If you take me to jail over a job, water or electricity, it’s fine. Our people are suffering. Anger motivates me. I see many things that are so unfair to the poor while others are just getting richer and richer. We deserve a better life.”

Zodwa Madiba is a member of the Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee and an Operation Khanyisa Movement counsellor. She is leading the Dube community in the fight for free basic services for all.