LISTEN: SAPS deployed after protests erupt near Ladysmith

LISTEN: SAPS deployed after protests erupt near Ladysmith

Ladysmith police are currently monitoring the situation on the R103 in the Roosboom area in northern KwaZulu-Natal, where protest action erupted this morning.  

Protest in Jozini, north of KZN
Xavier Maxito

Community members dragged tyres, logs and rocks onto the road, before setting them on fire. 

Motorists could not access the route between Roosboom and Escourt.  

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On Friday, police were called to the same area after protests over an increase in taxi fares.

SAPS spokesperson Thulani Zwane says no arrests have been made yet.

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