Police monitoring two KZN protests
KwaZulu-Natal police have had their hands full this morning, trying to stabilise protest action in the Mzingazi area near Richards Bay on the north coast and Verulam, north of Durban.
A group of about 200 people embarked on a protest in the Nzalabantu area of Mzingazi this morning.
Police say they blocked the road with burning tyres.
Officers are trying to stabilise the situation.
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A Richards Bay motorist says traffic was severely affected.
"I noticed the burning tyres and when I got back home I said to my husband that I didn't know what was going on, but the traffic was chaos. He said to me they just confirmed with his workplace that people who do work for them should be alerted. There were burning tyres on the road and no vehicles were being let in or out of the area," she said.
In Verulam, disgruntled workers also barricaded roads with burning tyres.
Traffic was affected in the vicinity of Nyala and Glasgow roads.
Police say they blocked the road with burning tyres.
Officers are trying to stabilise the situation.
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A Richards Bay motorist says traffic was severely affected.
"I noticed the burning tyres and when I got back home I said to my husband that I didn't know what was going on, but the traffic was chaos. He said to me they just confirmed with his workplace that people who do work for them should be alerted. There were burning tyres on the road and no vehicles were being let in or out of the area," she said.
In Verulam, disgruntled workers also barricaded roads with burning tyres.
Traffic was affected in the vicinity of Nyala and Glasgow roads.