MEC Uhuru Moiloa will be visiting the area on Saturday with the hope of ending the protests.
JOHANNESBURG – Residents of Rustervaal in Vereeniging say they hope that the visit by Gauteng’s Human Settlements MEC will put to rest the fight over land in the area.Police fired rubber bullets yesterday to disperse protesters who were blocking the R82 with burning tyres and rocks
They have accused a group of suspected illegal land occupants of taking the land that was set aside for them. One of the residents, who did not want to be named, said if the shack dwellers are not removed, they will not be voting.
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