Intimidation by violent protestors kept children and college students from attending classes.
The R509 tuned into a danger zone on Wednesday 21 May as a group of almost 700 protestors burned tyres and threw stones at motorists and pedestrians who use the road on a daily basis.
According to an informant violence erupted because of residents’ dissatisfaction with service delivery in the Magaliesburg area.
SAPS spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Lungelo Dlamini says eight people were arrested during the protest.
“The police used rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. The people who were arrested will appear in court.”
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