Four arrests in violence-torn Vuwani

15 May 2016 - 15:08 By TMG Digital

Four people‚ including a local councillor‚ have been arrested during an operation over the weekend aimed at stemming violence in the troubled Limpopo area of Vuwani‚ police tweeted on Sunday.They said more arrests were expected to follow.Further details were not immediately available.Vuwani has been wracked by violent protests by local residents against the proposed inclusion of the area in a new municipality.More than 24 schools in the area have been destroyed in the violence...

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