Protesters damage water pipes and set car alight in Durban's Cato Manor

19 July 2019 - 11:16 By Lwandile Bhengu

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Trees and burning tyres on the streets of Bonela in Cato Manor, Durban, in the early hours of Friday.
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Residents of Bonela, in Cato Manor in Durban, woke up on Friday morning to flooded streets and damaged water pipes after a group of people went on a rampage in the early hours of the morning.

According to police, the group damaged water pipes and set a car alight after their informal shacks were demolished.

Scenes from Bonela, in Cato Manor Durban, where a group of people damaged water pipes and set a car alight in the early hours of Friday. According to police the group was protesting about shacks that were demolished @TimesLIVE @yasantha (vid supplied) pic.twitter.com/5VI4EejIV3
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"Buckingham and Carlo roads are also blocked with burning tyres and stones. They also stoned houses in the area," said police spokesperson Lt-col Thulani Zwane.

Zwane said that police were on scene monitoring the situation.