Soshanguve roads barricaded with rocks‚ burning tyres
02 November 2018 - 15:40
By Iavan Pijoos
Image: Lebohang Mashiloane. The reason for the protest is yet not known.
Protesters blocked roads with rocks and burning tyres near the Soshanguve police station‚ north of Pretoria‚ causing major traffic snarl-ups on Friday afternoon.
"I cannot get very close to the police station. There is about 200 people gathered here at the moment‚” police spokesperson Constable Matsobane Mabusela told TimesLIVE.
“They tried to vandalise the police station earlier."
Trapped in Soshanguve for the past hour.😲😲😲😲 all exits blocked.
— Charlotte Moeketsi (@CharlotteMoeke7) November 2, 2018
Avoid Soshanguve at all cost around TUT traffic on a standstill for the past 2 hrs
— vilaldinho, (@vilaldinho) November 2, 2018
The situation remains tense.
The reason for the protest is yet not known.