Protest action in Protea Glen in Soweto has flared up again, with reports of roads being blocked with burning tyres.
This follows a chaotic weekend in the area.
Reports have indicated that the R558 near Emdeni Link Road has been blocked, with Main Road and the R559 towards Randfontein also affected.
https://twitter.com/NolundiMatomane/status/993347893192003584
Police deployed in the area say community members have blocked the roads to protect their homes from the land grabbers.
Police fire teargas.#ProteaGlen land invasions. pic.twitter.com/WoMnZVGccV
— Lirandzu Themba (@LirandzuThemba) May 6, 2018
https://twitter.com/Sentletse/status/992752800013651969
Police are demolishing shacks, but those building shacks say they have permission to live there.
Defiance all round as police gather and move in with no clear visible action as to what they’ll do next. #ProteaGlen pic.twitter.com/YQRcDlPHgw
— Lirandzu Themba (@LirandzuThemba) May 6, 2018
Source:eNCA
