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Cops on high alert as violent protests erupt in Dunoon
The protest, by a group of community members, apparently started in the early hours of this morning.
CAPE TOWN - There's a heavy police presence in the Dunoon area this morning following a violent protest.
The protest, by a group of community members, apparently started in the early hours of this morning.
#DuNoonProtest Metro police officers have joined SAPS in Potsdam road. All seems quiet now. MM pic.twitter.com/8bgeyIY037
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) April 8, 2016
Police and traffic service vehicles line Malibongwe Drive this morning and on the corner of Potsdam Road and Stable Way, officers are standing ready for any eventuality.
When Eyewitness News arrived on the scene, two stun grenades could be heard exploding.
#DuNoonProtest Heavy police presence on cnr of Potsdam road and Stable Way in Du Noon due to violent protests. MM pic.twitter.com/3jk0fhzwUi
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) April 8, 2016
Burning tyres dot a road at the scene.
#DuNoonProtest Police say the protest flared up in the early hours of this morning. MM pic.twitter.com/aSMs4XCQLL
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) April 8, 2016
Potsdam Road has been closed and MyCiTi bus services, which include routes from Table View in to the city, have had to be suspended.
Disgruntled Dunoon residents are calling for better service delivery in their community. The area has seen a spate of violent demonstrations in recent weeks.
#DuNoonProtest Group is apparently headed to town. One man says they're walking to Century City train station. MM pic.twitter.com/JrVBDhTK6C
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) April 8, 2016
More than 1,000 residents have gathered on the corner of Dumani Road and Winning Way.
#DuNoonProtest The group is apparently going to Cape Town to continue marching there. MM pic.twitter.com/kqlk0TCYB2
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) April 8, 2016
They are singing liberation songs and holding up placards reading "It's in our hands to act together to rebuild".
#DuNoonProtest Residents say they are frustrated with the poor service delivery in the area. @MoniqueMortlock pic.twitter.com/YszinT2P2k
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) April 8, 2016
Some protesters are yelling, 'We want better housing' and 'We need toilets'.
Community leader Dolly Vinqeshe says residents are frustrated.
"We are lacking houses and the community is over populated. As you can see each and every day there is a blocked drain and each and every day there are no playgrounds for our children."
#DuNoonProtest More than a 1000 people gathered on cnr of Dumani road and Winning Way. MM pic.twitter.com/m2aUZSuKT5
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) April 8, 2016
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