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Two shot in KZN service delivery protest

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Two people were shot and injured — and police vehicles damaged — when angry residents went on the rampage in Msinga‚ in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands‚ on Tuesday morning.

Roads were blockaded with stones and burning tyres as part of a service delivery protest against the Msinga Municipality. KwaZulu-Natal police spokeswoman Captain Nqobile Gwala said police are investigating charges of attempted murder‚ malicious damage to property and public violence.

Two people were shot and taken to hospital‚ but police said it is not known who opened fire. Police vehicles were also damaged by angry protesters.

Mashaba says 'criminal elements' hijacking service delivery protestsJohannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba says there is no quick fix to the service delivery backlogs that have sparked violent protests in the city. 

“The situation is tense at the moment and SAPS members are monitoring the situation. Charges of attempted murder‚ malicious damage to property and public violence were opened at Msinga police station for investigation‚” said Gwala.

Zuma boasts of service delivery achievementsPresident Jacob Zuma says there has been clear progress in basic service delivery in certain municipalities since the end of the apartheid era. 

She said a number of protesting residents have been arrested for public violence. The R33 road‚ which links the rural Msinga with Dundee‚ Ladysmith‚ Pietermaritzburg‚ Kranskop and Weenen‚ has been closed due to the protest and motorists are advised to use alternate routes.

 

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