A total of 92 people were arrested for public violence on Wednesday during service delivery protests in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni.
Captain Pinky Ntsiyane said Ivory Park residents barricaded roads with burning tyres and rocks in the early hours of the morning.
She said police arrested the 92 protesters when they refused to disperse.
The residents started throwing stones at police who were trying to control the situation.
The area was quiet in the afternoon, but police were keeping watch.
The Tembisa area has seen several violent service delivery protests in the past weeks, and scores of residents have been arrested.
The protests have been about electricity and basic service delivery issues.
Those arrested on Wednesday would appear in the Tembisa Magistrate’s Court soon.
Tembisa protesters arrested
A total of 92 people were arrested for public violence on Wednesday during service delivery protests in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni.
Captain Pinky Ntsiyane said Ivory Park residents barricaded roads with burning tyres and rocks in the early hours of the morning.
She said police arrested the 92 protesters when they refused to disperse.
The residents started throwing stones at police who were trying to control the situation.
The area was quiet in the afternoon, but police were keeping watch.
The Tembisa area has seen several violent service delivery protests in the past weeks, and scores of residents have been arrested.
The protests have been about electricity and basic service delivery issues.
Those arrested on Wednesday would appear in the Tembisa Magistrate’s Court soon.
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