The busy London Road in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, is open to traffic again after it had been barricaded with rocks and burning tyres earlier today.
Funeral parlour owners say they are under immense pressure and are battling to cope with the high number of burials they have to perform daily due to deaths from COVID-19.
The South African Military Ombud’s retired Lieutenant General Vusumuzi Masondo, says it is working with the defence force to determine the facts around the death of Alexandra resident, Collin Khosa.
The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that all members of the South African Defence Force who were present when a 40-year-old Collins Khosa was assaulted to death should be suspended. The incident happened last month.
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says an investigation has been launched into the death of an Alexandra man in Johannesburg, who was beaten to death allegedly by members of SANDF.
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