29 in court following King Dinuzulu Hospital protests
29 people are due to line up in a Durban court this morning following yesterday's demonstrations outside King Dinuzulu Hospital.
About a hundred residents from a nearby informal settlement blockaded the road - outside the main entrance - with burning tyres and debris.
Police say an ambulance was damaged and a muinipal bus was set alight.
Officers from the Public Order Policing Unit fired rubber bullets to try and disperse the protesters, who were apparently demanding to be employed at the Sydenham hospital.
"In hospital, you cannot expect people to come in and burn buildings because they have demands that they'd like addressed - whether by the hospital or the company that has outsourced you," Health MEC, Sibongiseni Dhlomo said.
Dhlomo has condemned the attack.
"We would want police to do everything possible to safeguard buildings from thuggery and unruly behaviour," Dhlomo said.
