Protesters at Marquard and Moemaneng have set alight a vehicle and damaged another during protests, Free State police said on Thursday.

Captain Phumelelo Dhlamini said a group of people started to gather and block roads with stones and burning tyres at 7pm on Wednesday.

During the protest, one person was injured and a municipal vehicle was damaged.

Dhlamini said the R708 between Clocolan and Marquard was also blocked with stones.

A vehicle on this road was set alight by a group of people.

Police urged all motorists to use alternative roads.

Dhlamini said police were monitoring the situation and that re-inforcements were on their way.

It was not immediate clear why the protest started, however residents have previously protested against a lack of water and other aspects of service delivery.

About 20 people were arrested in July for public violence and for looting foreign-owned shops in town and in the informal settlement after handing a memorandum to the Setsoto local municipality.

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Aug 16, 2012

Voetzek

Problem of water has got nothing to do with Vehicle, mampara protesters are jelousy dont hate the player but hate the game
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Aug 16, 2012

golezwa

but our people (BLACK PEOPLE) are stupid, why damage cars of innocent people when toyi toying? after damaging those cars, are you going to get water?????
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Aug 16, 2012

Mellow

Im all up for protesting but hell when ppl start vandalising property or doing crazy stupid things like this makes me wanna say WTF? Why burn the cars how is destroying going to make anyone listen or act or deliver fast and its stupid they just cause more problem eish
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Aug 16, 2012

luh87

so what?
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Aug 16, 2012

PiPi-Liyasha!

i also support protesting, but not this kind of protesting where cars and property are damaged.
another kind of protesting i dont get is when protesters vandalise their own area.......eg their own streets, throwing rubbish all over the road etc. Some, who after the protest are the ones who gonna come back and clean up (how does that make sense?)
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Aug 16, 2012

MommaC

LOL
This is like those pathetic signs that say 'Hijacking Hotspot". Why warn motorists? We aren't the ones who are breaking the law. Just go arrest the buggers.
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Aug 16, 2012

Thebuster

All the above comments are so true(Only small minded express their anger is this fashion)
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Aug 16, 2012

Ngwedane

Stupid @ssholes, destroying won't solve the problem.
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Aug 16, 2012

OLDLADY4

MommaC, oooooohhhhh. I always thought those signs meant you are allowed to hi-jack there, you know, like the 60 kmp/h roadsigns means that's the speed you're allowed to drive there. You think maybe others got it wrong too, that's why we have so many hijackings there?
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Aug 16, 2012

Mas-culin

Who will pay back those cars?

Masculinnkosi_gmail
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