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Protesters burn tyres, stone cars in Roodepoort

20 September 2019 - 08:22 By IAVAN PIJOOS
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Traffic was diverted from Nel, Van Wyk, Mile Stoker and Albertina Sisulu streets in Roodepoort on September 20 2019.
Traffic was diverted from Nel, Van Wyk, Mile Stoker and Albertina Sisulu streets in Roodepoort on September 20 2019.
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Disgruntled residents in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, blocked roads with burning tyres and rocks on Friday morning.

“There are violent protests in Roodepoort CBD at the moment. Protesters are saying it is over flats in Roodepoort, which were allocated illegally,” Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said.

The protesters were also stoning passing cars, he said.

Traffic was being diverted from Nel, Van Wyk, Mile Stoker and Albertina Sisulu streets.

Motorists are urged to avoid the area.

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