Thursday, July 21, 2016

R59 Meyerton protest flares up again

The protest on the R59 Meyerton area has gone violent. The South African Police are firing teargas and rubber bullets. Police are using corrugated iron as shields against the protesters. The protestors are violent and the police are being chased away.

R59 Meyerton protest flares up again
R59 Meyerton protest flares up again

Meyer Str southbound between R59 and Johan Le Roux Rd, traffic is heavily congested and motorists should seek alternative routes as traffic is being diverted.
There have been several protests in this area of the last few weeks, and it would seem that no matter how much the government try and quell the disruptive action, the people will not back down. Laura Oneale - published today on South Africa Today – South Africa News

This article refers to the protest happening now.  Yesterday we posted another article about the R59 protests, it seems that this area is under severe stress with protests flaring up all the time.
Here are the links to the previous few articles regarding protests in this area.




Protest in Meyerton Gauteng – UPDATE -published July 15

‘Zombies’ strike again R59 protest - published July 5


 Check out the posts, there are images of the protests.

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