PHOTOS: KaNyamazane protest leaves residents stranded
According to Capt Jabu Ndubane, the situation is tense and urges parents to keep their children safe.
Residents including scholars were left stranded this morning following a planned protest in KaNyamazane.
This is after community members held a meeting during the weekend regarding the cancellation roof repairing project of houses affected by the hailstorm that hit Mbombela in May.
In a Whatsapp message that circulated last week, it states that most of the houses were never repaired as promised by Disaster management due to lack of funds. It was also indicated that scholars would not be affected by the protest, yet many were turned back by protesters.
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#siteleka,strike its on at kanyamazane pic.twitter.com/fWLksKLdSk
— Chidee (@Chidee99266624) August 13, 2018
Kusile Mzansi @ligwalagwalaFM FAMILY: There's A #ServiceDeliveryProtest At #Kanyamazane Lekazi Township Near Mbombela #NoPublicTransports And Major Routes Closed With Burning Tyres – Police Tried 2 Disperse Crowd BUT CROWD HAD AN UPPER HAND which led police to leaving the area 😢
— ARoseFrom A Concrete (@realMadumane) August 13, 2018
A concerned community member who wished to remain anonymous described the situation as bad and terrifying. “We are not able to go to work and our children are at home. I only hope for safety and for the situation to be calm. “
