Finetown
Motorists urged to avoid N1 in Finetown due to protests
Details are still sketchy, but it’s understood the unrest broke out earlier on Thursday afternoon.
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Violent protest erupts along Golden Highway near Finetown
It’s understood residents are protesting against illegal land invasion.
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Mashatile reassures Ennerdale & Finetown residents of land availability
MEC Paul Mashatile has urged residents in Ennerdale to work with the structures set up to ensure all those in need are given housing.
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MEC Paul Mashatile promises Finetown residents land & RDP houses
Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Paul Mashatile has reassured residents in Finetown that their plea for land has been heard.
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Gauteng govt admits latest protests are genuine, deserve response
Government leaders in the province resolved to set up a team to address grievances, with the collaboration of community leaders.
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[WATCH] Finetown youth protests for houses
A Finetown resident has described the protesters as school children, with very few adults or parents participating in the mass action over housing.
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[GALLERY] Slingshots, rocks and burning tyres dominate Finetown’s protest
Protesters in Finetown threw rocks at the police. They have barricaded roads with burning tyres.
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Gauteng premier’s officer addresses Finetown community leaders
Police have used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters after the housing demonstration spread to other areas of southern Joburg.
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Housing protests spill into Finetown
Ennerdale, Eldorado Park and now Kliptown have been affected by violent protests with residents citing the lack of housing for the protests.
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Disgruntled Finetown residents take to the streets, again
Motorists have been urged to avoid the Golden Highway after residents restarted protests over land.
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Traffic disrupted as protesters barricade Golden Highway
There have been reports of violence but police say the situation is calm at the moment.
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10 arrested in connection with Finetown business robberies
The suspects have been accused of intimidating community members using unlicensed firearms.
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Motorists urged to avoid K43 due to protests
Residents have been burning tyres and stones since early this morning.
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Another clinic set alight during protests
It’s understood a group doused the building in petrol and set it alight while nurses and patients were inside.
