Police are currently monitoring a number of areas that have kept residents and schoolchildren indoors.
One resident, Christiaan Smit, described the situation in Booysens as “absolutely chaotic”.“Protesters arrived on the corner of Van der Hoff Road and Attie Street at around 4am this morning,” said Smit.
“They started barricading the road and burning tyres. Police then arrived and shots were fired at the protesters. I couldn’t see what happened because I had fled into my home.”“We have received SMSes from the schools, saying we should keep our children at home. Right now we are just waiting for things to calm down so we can get to work.”
Hammanskraal police spokesperson Sergeant Margaret Molane confirmed protests had affected parts of the area.She could, however, not confirm the reason for the protests, or how many protesters were involved. Tshwane metro police spokesperson senior superintendent Isaac Mahamba could not be reached for comment.
Deputy President David Mabuza was scheduled to embark on a door-to-door campaign in one of the affected areas, Hammanskraal, today.
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