Police have fired rubber bullets to try and disperse an angry crowd protesting in KaNyamazane near Mbombela in Mpumalanga.
#Kanyamazane still under a plume of smoke. Cars can’t enter or leave. School still closed #SABCNews pic.twitter.com/D7nyCuEnBH
— Tumelo Machogo ® (@IamTumelo) August 16, 2018
Residents have been protesting since Monday, demanding government speed up the process of repairing houses that were damaged by a hailstorm four months ago.
Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni was chased away by the residents on Wednesday when she tried to address them.
The violent protest has now spread to other villages such as Pienaar, Kamsogwana, Newskom and Clau Clau.
Two more protest have erupted near Mbombela. Zwelitsha and Twekana North. In Zwelitsha they want better roads. In Twekana North residents want water. Road are barracaded. No one can enter or leave the area #SABCNews
— Tumelo Machogo ® (@IamTumelo) August 16, 2018
Taxi operators have also raised concerns that the protest action is affecting their business.
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