Law enforcement officers through the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS), have arrested 87 protesters across the country for public violence related offences.

Since the beginning of the integrated deployments, the Natjoints together with the respective Provjoints, have been monitoring the situation closely to prevent and combat any acts of lawlessness and criminality.

Of the eighty-seven arrested, 41 were arrested in Gauteng, 29 in North West and 15 in the Free State.

There were also arrests in other provinces such as Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape.

Updates will be provided as and when information becomes available.

At least 24 300 tyres have also already been confiscated by law enforcement agencies.

These were tyres that were strategically placed for acts of criminality.

Hundreds of tyres were removed in Middelburg throughout the night.

Altogether 6000 tyres were seized in the Western Cape, 4500 in the Free State, 3600 in Gauteng and 1513 in the Eastern Cape.