Crime

Update: Taxi Violence updates

The Middelburg Observer will bring you regular updates on the status of the clash between Nasaret and Extension 24 next to the N11 (Hendrina Road) where a taxi war turned violent.

The latest developments at 09:30 this morning:

• Police confirmed that 10 people were arrested this morning after their minibus, carrying police officers, were attacked and damaged by protesters.

• A Phola Coaches bus carrying workers to the Middelburg Mine was attacked in Rockdale, a witness said that one person was seriously injured.

• The Police’s Public Order unit are currently on the scene.

• Residents in Nasaret and Extension 24 were forced to stay in doors with police patrolling the streets and firing rubber bullets to disperse troublemakers.

Read previous articles here:

Video: Taxi war continues

(Warning not for sensitive ears) – Video: NDTA blocks N11

Video: Taxi war turns bloody

 

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Jana Boshoff

Jana works as a senior support specialist for Caxton digital. Before that she was a journalist at the Middelburg Observer 15 years where she won numerous awards including Sanlam's Up and Coming Journalist, Caxton Multimedia Journalist of the Year, and several investigative awards. She is passionate about people and the stories untold.
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