Car torched, roads closed amid protest in Slovo informal settlement in Johannesburg | News24

A vehicle was torched during a protest at Slovo informal settlement along the N12 in Johannesburg on Monday morning. | nickymccain

A vehicle was torched during a protest at Slovo informal settlement along the N12 in Johannesburg on Monday morning.

A section of the highway, between the Golden Highway and Klipspruit Valley Road, also had to be closed as a result of the protest. Johannesburg Metro Police Department spokesperson Xolani Fihla advised motorists to avoid the"volatile" area.An unrelated protest also blocked off Main Reef Road at the Commando Road intersection in Riverlea, Fihla said.Officers have been dispatched to the affected areas, Fihla added."The situation is tense at the moment and officers have been deployed," he said.

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