UPDATE: N14 near Diepsloot cleared of protest action
DIEPSLOOT - Community members report that police are on the scene.
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The Douglasdale Community Policing Forum has confirmed that Metro police have said that the N14 near Diepsloot has been cleared of the protest action that flared up on the evening of 23 November.
Earlier
Motorists travelling in the vicinity of Diepsloot on the N14 are asked to avoid the area as protest action has flared up this evening, 23 November, with protesters burning tyres near the road.
There are even reports from community members that some protesters have allegedly thrown rocks.
According to community members, the police are on the scene, yet motorists are asked to avoid the area.
Also see this tweet:
There are a group of protestors in Diepsloot 😕 had started burning tyres about 40-45min ago when I'd been driving through Diepsloot from the N14.
— ∞ Dilona Somai ∞ (@DilonaNaicker) November 23, 2018