Angry community members close Pretoria street
Another protest is taking place in Lenasia South‚ affecting motorists travelling from Ennerdale and Orange Farm
A truck was set alight and Van Der Hof Steet was closed in Pretoria West on Thursday morning after angry community members took to the streets.Gauteng police spokesperson Col Lungelo Dlamini said residents from a nearby informal settlement were protesting in the area."Members of the informal settlement have blocked one of the roads. They burnt a truck but the South African Police Service will be here to monitor the situation‚" Dlamini said.In Lenasia South‚ another protest was under way on Thursday morning‚ affecting motorists travelling from Ennerdale and Orange Farm. The Golden Highway was affected as community members had covered the road with rocks and tyres.Johannesburg Metro police spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said: "Motorists should use the N1 as an alternative route. Rocks and tyres are on the roads. Officials are on the scene diverting traffic."
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