Cape Town - Protesters blocked a road and stoned passing vehicles in Cape Town on Friday morning, Western Cape police said.
Captain Frederick van Wyk said the group threw rubble onto the N7 and Potsdam Road intersection at Du Noon from 5am, in protest over service delivery.
“Later, splinter groups of protesters prevented people from going to work. Some of these people were assaulted and the SA Police Service used stun grenade 1/8s 3/8 to disperse the protesters,” he said.
The group then started damaging road signs and set electrical poles alight.
They also stoned police. One officer was injured and some police vehicles were damaged.
Police used stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.
No other casualties were reported.
Van Wyk said a public violence case was opened but no arrests had been made. - Sapa