Mpumalanga service delivery protest intensifies

Residents from eMbalenhle are protesting over service delivery issues in the area.


Disgruntled residents have barricaded roads while protesting over service delivery, Ridge Times reports.

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The protesters are expected to gather at the stadium from 9am to hand over a memorandum to the department of cooperative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta).

Crime Prevention Units and Public Order Police and police from stations around the cluster are monitoring the situation.

Updates to follow as they become available.

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