UPDATE: Service delivery protest in Ivory Park intensifies
IVORY PARK - Residents took to the streets to protest poor service delivery in Ivory Park on the morning of 2 June.
UPDATE – 2 June; 11.38
According to The Tembisan the Ivory Park service delivery protest has now intensified.
Ivory Park residents have reportedly been protesting since 3 am.
Protesters have thrown petrol bombs at police and roads in Ivory Park have been blockaded.
Residents are allegedly protesting because of poor roads and housing as well as general lack of service delivery in the area.
2 June; 09.02
Ivory Park police spokesperson Warrant Officer Neldah Sekgobela said the strike was taking place in Ivory Park Extension 7 on the morning of 2 June.
She said no violent incidents were reported as of yet but roads were closed to traffic and tyres were being burnt.
Commuters also said that their usual transport routes were diverted due to the strike.
One commuter @malatjida said Dlamini Drive was blocked off.
@MidrandReporter mayhem in Ivory Park , Swazi inn is a no go zone now. Transport services disrupted
— Mr Malatji (@malatjida) June 2, 2015
@ImmaculateSA @MidrandReporter Its hectic…I had to use a different route in order to go to work. They said.."join us or go back to bed" 😂😅
— Thomas Masango (@MT_Masango) June 2, 2015
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