UPDATE | Two dead, municipal building set alight as Tembisa rocked by protests
No one has identified the second person because authorities have struggled to access the Endulwini section.She added that police had been deployed to monitor the situation in the area.
News24 reported previously that an Ekurhuleni Municipality Customer Care Centre, as well as municipal and private vehicles, had been set alight during the protest.A police crackdown of illegal drone operators is imminent – thanks to 20 updated charge codesShe added that there had been sporadic instances of looting, but could not say which shops were affected.
Police officers used rubber bullets to disperse the crowd, but there were no further reports of injuries.Tembisa SAPS' communications officer, Constable Zandile Mgijima, said reports that a police station in the area had been set alight were false, and both police stations were untouched.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features.
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