More unrest in Isithebe, firefighters battle blaze
Another petrol bomb has been thrown near a factory in Isithebe on the north coast where residents have been protesting since Sunday.
While MEC for Economic Development Mike Mabuyakhulu was briefing the media outside a sofa storage factory that was torched, a petrol bomb was thrown into an area where factories dump their rubbish.
Firefighters are at scene trying to control the blaze. Mabuyakhulu says through the Cooperative Governance Department they hope things return to normal by Thursday.
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Factories and other assets have been destroyed since the violence broke out after unhappiness with the councillor nomination process and an Induna in the area.
(Photos: Anelisa Kubheka)