Jozini protest spreads, affecting N2 between Mtubatuba and Hluhluwe
Rioting has been ongoing since Sunday
REPORTS have been received that the protests that has shut down Jozini since Sunday has spread, affecting Manguzi, Mbazwana, Bhambanana as well as the N2 between Mfekayi (north of Mtubatuba) and Hluhluwe.
Earlier today (Thursday), via comments on the DriveMoz Facebook page, motorists were urged to not use the Kosi Bay border post as rioters were halfway between Hluhluwe and Mbazwana.
As we enter the 4th day of the strike in Jozini. Nothing is functioning. All roads entering and exiting the town is closed. No shops are opened. Water breakdowns. Load shedding. Now even ATM's are running out of money. A crises. @SABCNewsOnline @eNCA @ewnupdates @ZOPublications
— Sizwe Ndu Madlopha (@Seezwe_Madlopha) March 12, 2020
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Sodwana Bay has reportedly been cut off owing to the riots, and Jozini is still shut down.
@ZOPublications @SAPoliceService @HealthZA @kznhealth Strikes are preventing a 1 year old child with severe burns from getting to Manguzi Hospital. HELP!!!!! This will not end well for the poor child.
— Lionel de Gouveia (@Lionel_dg) March 12, 2020
Subsequent reports state that the Charters Creek entrance to the iSimangaliso Wetland Park has been blocked and that there was a lot of debris on the N2 at Mfekayi, about 10km north of Mtubatuba.
Public Order Policing units are on the scene at the various riot sites.
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