Violence broke out between supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Economic Fredom Fighters (EFF) outside the Rustenburg Civic Centre where the first council meeting was underway.Social media was abuzz on Friday morning with pictures of what looked like a bloody fight between members of the two political foes ahead of the council sitting. Police spokesperson Sabata Mokgwabone said the police intervened when a group of people wearing ANC T-shirts tried to force their way inside the venue.“It was a very brief moment when ANC supporters tried to enter the venue‚ but were stopped by the police‚ and a large group of EFF supporters was also standing and singing close by‚" Mokgwabone said. “The group did not have any violent altercation as the police formed a barrier line between them to stop them from getting into contact.”He said there were no injuries reported and council proceedings were going ahead peacefully.Social media users at the venue shared pictures of the altercation.EFF fighters swiftly neutralised ANC hooligans at Rustenburg council who wanted to molest democracy.— IG: ConceptSixty5 (@Sentletse) August 19, 2016  Fist fights between EFF and ANC members in #Rustenburg Civic Centre. Police outnumbered. @ANN7tvpic.twitter.com/qNQ2D0Y3Ff— Kalden O Lachungpa (@KaldenOngmu) August 19, 2016 The first Rustenburg council meeting would be a closely contested affair in the hung municipality.Twitter user Paul Berkowitz @paulyberk explained how close:#Rustenburg could be very evenly stacked: ANC have 43 seats, need 45 for majority (EFF 24, DA 14, F4SD 4, AIC/VF+/UDM/BCM 1 seat each).— Paul Berkowitz (@paulyberk) August 19, 2016 - TMG Digital
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