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[VIDEOS] Protesters negotiate with police for a peaceful march

Sgt Martin Nemutandani said the main roads leading into and out of Mokopane have been closed by the traffic department and that a high police presence is expected.

MOKOPANE – Protesters are currently negotiating with police for a peaceful protest after law enforcement blocked main roads leading into Mokopane.

The first meeting was set to start at 07:30 in front of Cashbuild in Nelson Mandela Drive.

Read more: Mokopane prepares for Wednesday shutdown

Sgt Martin Nemutandani said the main roads leading into and out of Mokopane have been closed by the traffic department and that a high police presence is expected.

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“Buses transporting protesters will be barred from entering Mokopane,” he told Bosveld.

He added that police’s main focus today is to avoid violence and a total shutdown

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Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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