WHILE relative calm has been reached close to the new N2 Umgeni Road interchange after service delivery protest action brought traffic to a halt this morning, a police presence is visible as protesters are expected to return.
Protesters from the Kennedy Road informal settlement blocked the road, burning, tyres and wood from about 6.30 this morning. The group of about 50 men, threw stones at police, before they were cleared from the scene.
According to Phiwokwakhe Mchunu, acting chairman of the Development Committee, “The people are fed up and doing all this because they are tired of the municipality giving them empty promises. The municipality has made promises about houses all the time but they see nothing. The people are tired and are doing this because they see no change in service delivery with housing, electricity and toilets,” he said.
Mchunu said people were waiting for the mayor or a municipal representative to come to them and speak to them.
A municipal truck was allegedly set on fire close to Ethekwini College and two large containers were also moved from the informal settlement towards the road by angry protestors.
