Canaan Mdletshe
Canaan Mdletshe
A protest march against an alleged preferential employment policy turned ugly in Greytown in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands yesterday.
Thousands of angry Nhlakahle township residents marched on the offices of the IFP-led Umvoti municipality.
The marchers, allegedly all ANC supporters, barricaded streets, which led to a confrontation with the police. The police were pelted with stones and retaliated with rubber bullets.
Residents accused the municipality of employing only card-carrying IFP members and outsiders. Organiser Tony Malunga said they had applied to protest but did not get any response.
Protest march turns ugly as residents, cops clash
Canaan Mdletshe
Canaan Mdletshe
A protest march against an alleged preferential employment policy turned ugly in Greytown in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands yesterday.
Thousands of angry Nhlakahle township residents marched on the offices of the IFP-led Umvoti municipality.
The marchers, allegedly all ANC supporters, barricaded streets, which led to a confrontation with the police. The police were pelted with stones and retaliated with rubber bullets.
Residents accused the municipality of employing only card-carrying IFP members and outsiders. Organiser Tony Malunga said they had applied to protest but did not get any response.
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