BREAKING: Four trucks set alight as unrest flares up again in Phalaborwa
The unhappy protesters are also grouping at various points and roads were barricaded and blocked with burning tyres, stones and logs.
Four trucks have been burnt in the Makhushane area outside Phalaborwa.
This comes after almost 50 people invaded the Makhushane depot, where trucks that transport goods to the mine park on Tuesday, April 25.
Four trucks that belong to different companies were set on fire, the security guard on duty, who was alone fled the scene.
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Seven other trucks were safely escorted out of the parking depot to the mine (PMC).
Two other vehicles have since been set alight in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday April 26.
The unhappy protesters are also grouping at various points and roads were barricaded and blocked with burning tyres, stones and logs.
The situation is being closely monitored by Vispol members from SAPS Namakgale, Lulekani and Phalaborwa. Back up from Public Order Policing in Giyani has been requested to assist local police enforcement.
The protest is associated to the previous demand of the removal of the CLO’s from PMC.
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