Cops disperse Bekkersdal protesters with rubber bullets TheStar_news
Johannesburg - Police had to fire rubber bullets at hundreds of protesting Bekkersdal informal settlement residents to prevent them from marching to their local municipality offices.
The furious residents wanted to march to the Westonaria Local Municipality when the rubber bullets stopped them in their tracks. They said they were fed up with the lack of consideration by the government and it was high time someone gave them answered. The situation in Bekkersdal currently. Residents have embarked on a protest due to service delivery issues. @TheStar_news @ReporterStar pic.twitter.com/3SP3VUWBxQ
— Siphumelele Khumalo April 10, 2019 "For years we have been promised electricity and this has still not materialised. Budget had been allocated and yet people are looting. We want the councilor to answer," said Mpho Makgetla, one of the residents.The residents brought the informal settlement to a standstill and said they had sent their counterparts to the police station to cause a stir.
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