Nine arrests made after houses torched in Rosettenville
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A total of nine arrests have been made following the burning of houses in the southern Johannesburg suburb of Rosettenville this weekend.
According to the police’s Kay Makhubela‚ one person was arrested on Saturday night with a further eight people arrested on Sunday.
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One person arrested in connection with Rosettenville violence One man has been arrested in connection with the violent anti-crime protest that rocked the southern Johannesburg suburb of Rosettenville on Saturday.
“They were arrested for being illegal immigrants and being in the possession of drugs‚” he said.
“The police are there - they were deployed in a big number and we will continue to monitor the areas. They have been doing stop-and-go searches and raiding the houses [believed to] have had illegal activities taking place there‚” he added. A total of 10 houses‚ thus far‚ have been burnt‚ allegedly by community members who believe foreigners are infiltrating the houses and making use of them as brothels.