VIDEO: KaNyamazane protests enter second week
Protests continues as the community demands the presence of president Cyril Ramaphosa.
KANYAMAZANE – The protests in this area have started again today.
Protests started with the strike last Sunday as a result of the Department of Human Settlements promising new roofs to 2 130 houses which were hit by the hailstorm in May.
The department released various statements last week saying it still intends on fixing all of the houses.
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“The department is yet to process any payment by service providers from the earmarked R19 million for natural disasters throughout the province in the current financial year. Payments will only be processed on verified work on site and not material delivered,” a statement by departmental spokesman Freddy Ngobe read.
The police have intervened and arrests have been made with SAPS spokesman Brig Leonard Hlathi stating that the police will get involved when criminal activities happen.
“We are there to make sure there is peace and if there is not, we will act on it,” Hlathi said.
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Damage was done to property, roads and infrastructure all through KaNyamazane.
See an overview of the protests in the video below:
