Protesters burning tyres on the R23/Johannesburg Road, as well as the R50/Leandra Road, is becoming a regular occurrence.
When planning a trip, most residents check posts on WhatsApp-groups that are abuzz with the latest information.
Traffic moved in a single lane past the burning tyres on the R23 on Monday, May 16.
Information suggested that electricity interruptions in Sakhile were the reason for the protest.
Lekwa Municipality also issued a notice about a scheduled power interruption for Tuesday, May 17, in the event that the notified maximum demand of 55 be exceeded.
Eskom was to work on a transformer between 8:50 and 16:00.
Thando Nkosi from Lekwa’s communications department confirmed that it was the case.
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