Housing protest
Angry Ocean View residents picket outside tourist hotspots over housing demands
Demonstrators have taken to the streets of Fish Hoek this weekend.
The incident appears to be related to housing issues.
Demonstrations in the area broke out on Saturday morning while law enforcement officer were tearing down structures illegally built on privately-owned land in Bloekombos.
Resident Themba Mosime claimed at least seven people were injured during clashes with police and private security officials on Monday.
A backyarders' summit has been planned for Thursday in the city.
The City of Cape Town says a transformer and other electrical infrastructure was damaged during the protest earlier on Friday morning.
The community is demanding that Mayor Herman Mashaba allocate them houses and to convert unused government building into RDP houses.
Residents have been keeping up a sustained action since last week blocking roads and burning debris to make their anger felt.
Over the past few days there's been protest action in parts of the province including Parkwood, Kleinmond, Ottery and Sir Lowry's Pass.
Desperate and frustrated, this is how Parkwood community leader Paul Phillips described how some residents feel about the lack of housing in their community.
In June, residents protested for housing after fires gutted down their homes.
Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Uhuru Moiloa is heading to the township to speak to residents about their service delivery concerns.
Since March, there have been 87 protests over land and housing in various areas including Gansbaai, Hermanus, Botrivier, Riebeek Kasteel and in parts of Cape Town.
A police officer was injured during clashes with residents earlier this week.
Service delivery demonstrations erupted there on Monday which saw shops being looted.
Demonstrators have torched the post office and a municipal building in the town.
Protesters handed over a memorandum of demands to a local ward councillor on Monday.
The latest demonstration follows a string of similar protests in Mitchells Plain, Parkwood, Hermanus and Vrygrond over the past few weeks.
The city says police data indicates there have been 145 protests in the first four and a half months of the year compared to 84 during the same period last year.