The UDM is concerned about the drug situation in Eldorado Park, South of Johannesburg. As a result of that situation children are sent to rehabilitation centres, but keep going back on drugs and are furthermore in and out of jail and hospital, all of which could be avoided if drugs were eradicated.
This situation is partially caused by the rehabilitation centres that are not up to standard. There is little visibility of police in the area and there are allegations that some of them work with the drug dealers. Despite the fact that promises were made to provide better rehabilitation centres in the area, as well as to establish factories to alleviate poverty, none of these has been established. The UDM calls on government to intervene very strongly as order needs to be restored in Eldorado Park. Thank you.