Khayelitsha residents upset over the slow pace of housing delivery marched to the N2 where they set alight tyres, causing a 45-minute traffic jam.
Police said protesters had gathered at the Mew Way off ramp on the N2 near Khayelitsha on Thursday afternoon and burned tyres on the road.
Khayelitsha police spokesperson Constable Mthokozisi Gama said they had had to disperse the crowd by firing rubber bullets in the air.
He said no one had been injured or arrest-ed and the crowd had dispersed peacefully. "We escorted them back to where they live and we are continuously monitoring the area," Gama said.
Provincial traffic inspector Roncliff Dirks said traffic had been held up for about 45 minutes. - Cape Argus
Police said protesters had gathered at the Mew Way off ramp on the N2 near Khayelitsha on Thursday afternoon and burned tyres on the road.
Khayelitsha police spokesperson Constable Mthokozisi Gama said they had had to disperse the crowd by firing rubber bullets in the air.
He said no one had been injured or arrest-ed and the crowd had dispersed peacefully. "We escorted them back to where they live and we are continuously monitoring the area," Gama said.
Provincial traffic inspector Roncliff Dirks said traffic had been held up for about 45 minutes. - Cape Argus
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