Mandeni residents protest

190312. Service delivery protest where the residents of Ratanda Township bolcked the R549 road to the township and burning tyres. Picture: Dumisani Sibeko

190312. Service delivery protest where the residents of Ratanda Township bolcked the R549 road to the township and burning tyres. Picture: Dumisani Sibeko

Published Aug 12, 2013

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Durban - About 1000 residents of the Nonyi informal settlement in Mandeni embarked on a service delivery protest on Monday, KwaZulu-Natal police said.

Residents threw stones at police, who used rubber bullets and teargas to disperse them, Captain Thulani Zwane said.

A public violence docket was opened. The protesters wanted the mayor of Mandeni municipality Siphesihle Zulu to speak to them. No arrests were made.

Sapa

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