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Family of man injured in MPlain protest to take action against police

The family of a Mitchell’s Plain resident injured in a community protest will take action against the SAPS after public order police allegedly used live rounds and tear gas on Wednesday night. Thousands of Mitchell’s Plain residents had gathered on the corner of Jakes Gerwel and Highlands Drive close to Rondevlei on Wednesday night to show their anger, after residents from the Siqalo informal settlement embarked on a violent service […]

today8 May 2018

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Mplain protesters released

By Loushe Jordaan The Mitchell's Plain magistrates court was packed this morning as eight protesters arrested for public violence appeared in court. They were arrested during a mass demonstration by Mitchell's Plain residents on Jakes Gerwel and Highlands drive on Wednesday night. The protest was held in response to a violent service delivery protest by Siqalo residents the night before, which resulted in the torching of a fuel station, ATM […]

today4 May 2018

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Imams urged to call for calm in MPlain

The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has urged its imams to call for peace in the Mitchell's Plain area during Jumuah today. The MJC has been central in the facilitation of discussions between the different civic associations in Mitchells Plain and the leadership of the Siqalo community, since violent protests erupted on Tuesday night. The MJC has called on the greater community not to respond to calls made on social media […]

today4 May 2018

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MJC spearheads meeting with Siqalo and MPlain residents

The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) met with various associations to find solutions to the spate of violent service delivery protests by residents of the Siqalo informal settlement, which reached a tipping point this week. Siqalo residents protested over service delivery and housing issues on Jakes Gerwel drive on Tuesday night, with some demonstrators destroying property and looting a petrol station and fruit and vegetable vendor. The protests have raised the […]

today3 May 2018

Local

Roads closed, cars set alight in Cape Town protest

Protesters have barricaded several roads, damaged property and set a truck alight in Cape Town on Wednesday. Jakes Gerwel Drive near Mitchells Plain and Highlands Drive have been closed off. City of Cape Town law enforcement spokesperson Wayne Dyason said Weltevreden, Morgenster, Varkensvlei and Fulan had also been closed off. Dyason said the roads had been barricaded by protesters who pushed two large containers into the road. Shops and a […]

today2 May 2018

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