A violent protest over the provision of housing saw law enforcement authorities and police attacked with petrol bombs and stones at Parkwood in Cape Town on Sunday. The situation descended into chaos with a petrol station shop reportedly being damaged and looted. Some roads were closed. The protest started peacefully when members of the community planned to hand over a memorandum to the local councillor about their housing needs on Saturday. City of Cape Town Law Enforcement spokesman Wayne Dyason said the group had on Saturday "put up pegs and structures in what was initially supposed to be a peaceful protest". "The city informed them of the illegality of their action but they said they would remove the pegs and structures as soon as the memorandum was handed over. They reneged on this agreement and more people moved in last night‚" he said. "The city then moved in this morning to remove the pegs and structures and some elements in the community reacted violently. Petrol bombs were...
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