Highway barricaded in protest

Published Jun 4, 2012

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Several residents from Orange Farm in south Gauteng have barricaded sections of the Golden Highway during a service delivery protest on Monday, police said.

“The protesters are using rocks and tyres. The protest started at around 1am, and it is still carrying on,” Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini said.

“We have police there to oversee the situation, and there has been no violence.”

He said the protest was related to service delivery, but could not provide further details.

Johannesburg metro police spokesman Superintendent Wayne Minnaar advised motorists to use the N1 highway as an alternative. - Sapa

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