[VIDEO] Cops keep eye on Chesterville following service delivery protests
Durban Metro Police has confirmed that the N2 northbound and southbound in the vicinity of Chesterville is now open to motorists following protest action in the area.
Protestors barricaded the road with burning tyres causing both roadways to close this afternoon.
Metro’s Parboo Sewpersad said while the crowd has been dispersed, there is still a heavy presence of law enforcement on stand by in the area.
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Sewpersad believes the unrest is due to the lack of electricity at neighbouring informal settlement.
“There are some residents without electricity due to two transformers which have blown in the area,” he said.
WATCH: Earlier today, protests flared up in Chesterville, Durban. Both roadways on the N2 were closed. It has since reopened. pic.twitter.com/I4MIVIykqN
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