Cape Town - Twenty-six people were arrested during a service delivery protest at a Touws River informal settlement, Western Cape police said on Tuesday.
Lieutenant-Colonel Andrè Traut said the group would appear in court once charged.
“The situation is under control with no further acts of violence this morning (Tuesday). However the area is being monitored,” he said.
Hundreds of Zion Park residents gathered near the N1 highway from 5am on Monday, burning tyres and throwing rocks.
The Cape Times reported that a portion of the highway remained closed until 2pm on Monday as rocks had to be cleared from the road.
Community leader Michael Visagie told the newspaper residents were promised housing and other services at a community meeting last week.
“We are prepared to die. We will not stop protesting until our demands are met. We were promised formal houses, flush toilets, tarred roads, electricity and running water and we want these promises fulfilled.”
Breede River Valley municipality manager, Gerrit Matthyse, said the protest was largely due to residents' frustration at being on a housing waiting list for 20 years. About 25 000 people were on the list. - Sapa
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