Police vehicle torched during Khayelitsha protest

Around 180 disgruntled residents in Khayelitsha protesting poor service delivery set a police vehicle alight on Wednesday night. The incident took place in the Empolweni informal settlement shortly before 21:00, when police attending the protest were attacked. Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, expressed outrage at the attack. “This brazen attack on police officers and the deliberate destruction of critical policing resources is a slap […]