Mamelodi protest
Mamelodi residents protest, barricade roads with burning tyres
Police have been deployed to the area trying to disperse protesters.
-
Protest action erupts in Eersterust near Mamelodi
Both roads entering and exiting the community have been blocked off to traffic with rocks and burning tyres.
-
Mahube Valley residents block roads, burn tyres in protest
It's understood there are disputes over shacks that have been built near bond houses in the area.
-
Mamelodi protestors barricade roads, burn tyres
The police’s Marissa van der Merwe says officers are monitoring the area.
-
Tshwane mayor to engage with Mamelodi residents following protests
Protests flared up in the area again this morning, with residents blocking roads with burning tyres.
-
Police on high alert following protest in Mamelodi
Residents - who had illegally occupied land - demonstrated against the destruction of their shacks.
-
Protests flare up again in Mamelodi
Officials have urged motorists to use alternative routes to avoid being caught up in the demonstrations.
-
Mamelodi road barricaded in land protest
A group of people started protesting after they were removed from land they occupied illegally.
-
Police monitor an ongoing Mamelodi protest over evictions
Earlier, police removed residents who illegally occupied RDP houses in Nellmapius.
-
SA council of churches concerned about 'violent' pre-election protests
Bishop Ziphozihle Siwa says aggrieved supporters must raise internal problems through party structures.
-
#TshwaneUnrest: Protests turn into looting in Mamelodi
As night falls, protests die down and looting of foreign owned spaza shops in Mamelodi starts.
