Khayelitsha protests
Violent bus attacks set Golden Arrow back by nearly R30m
Three buses were torched during a violent demonstration in Khayelitsha on Thursday – this is set to cost the Golden Arrow more than R 7 million.
The Khayelitsha Development Forum's Ndithini Tyhido said a foul stench hung in the air, as faeces filled water had flooded many streets across the community for days.
UWC student Mzulungile Gaqa said the basis of his research was to prove that protest action happening in many informal settlements cannot be reduced to service delivery.
Scores of protestors took to the streets this past week where they blocked roads with bricks and burning tyres.
Lwandle, Blackheath and Khayelitsha have been beset by protests over a range of issues, including housing and high water bills.
Thousands of residents took to the streets in protest over land, housing and high water bills in Khayelitsha, Lwandle and Ottery on Thursday.
‘Enough is enough!’ These were the words of Khayelitsha residents who are demanding the City to address their alleged high-water accounts.
CapeTalk host Refilwe Moloto speaks to Human Settlements MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela about concerns raised by protesting Khayelitsha residents.
There have been protests in Alexandra over the past two weeks, with demonstrations in and around Tshwane and in Somerset West on Thursday morning.
Metro Police say three people have been arrested on charges of arson after the fire was extinguished.
Police are investigating a case of arson after an attempt to torch a home of Provincial Executive member.
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille was criticised during a feedback session in the township earlier today.
The inquiry was established to examine a breakdown in relations between police and residents.
Angry residents attacked and set the council offices alight earlier this week.
Protesters refused to be addressed by Western Cape Premier Helen Zille on Wednesday.
Anthropologist Vicki Igglesden says police leave foreign nationals feeling traumatised.
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille will meet with religious leaders over housing on Thursday.
Disgruntled Khayelitsha residents have been protesting in the area since early this morning.
Demonstrators will hand over a memorandum of demands at the Western Cape Legislature.