After illegal shacks were taken down in a section of Zandspruit, displaced residents allegedly started placing tyres on Marina Drive, forcing motorists to use alternate routes for the remainder of the day.
Beyers Naudé Drive, Peter Road, Deysel Road and Marina Drive are currently closed due to the unrest that followed when JMPD started removing illegal structures.
“The operation to take down unauthorised shacks was carried out by the police together with JMPD and community leaders. The area is calm at the moment, but in the event of the situation getting out of hand, crowd control units will have to be called in,” said Honeydew Police spokesperson, Captain Balan Muthan.
Captain Kay Makhubela from the Gauteng Provincial Police confirmed that so far no arrest have been made.
This a developing story and more information will be made available as soon as an update is obtained from authorities.
