Glen Marikana move resumes after rubber bullets were fired
Dann Road had also been closed.
The move at Glen Marikana Informal Settlement is back on track after rubber bullets had been fired to disperse the crowd.
Reporting from the scene, Puleng Sekabate from Kempton Express said when the truck returned to move more shacks, an unruly group of residents started throwing stones at it. The metro police retaliated by firing rubber bullets, after which the group dispersed.
Dann Road had also been closed.
Sekabate said it seemed the community was divided, with some wanting to leave, while others wanted to stay. Stones and bottles were also being thrown from inside the settlement.
Backup law enforcement has arrived and the move continues under heavy metro police guard. A nyala has also arrived and entered the settlement.
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— CITY OF EKURHULENI (@City_Ekurhuleni) February 24, 2020
MMC for Human Settlements Cllr Lesiba Mpya assures residents of Glen Marikana Informal Settlement that the relocation to Puttfontein will be a safe one. #CoEcares pic.twitter.com/r51lIGf4ey
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• AVOID: Group of Glen Marikana residents protest on Dann Road
The relocation of Glen Marikana residents to a new site in Puttfontein is currently underway. @City_Ekurhuleni has provided transport for the relocation. @KemptonExpress pic.twitter.com/mE9C85TAgc
— CITY OF EKURHULENI (@City_Ekurhuleni) February 24, 2020
