Kagiso, West Rand - One person was shot and wounded and two others were injured when a protest turned violent in Kagiso, on the West Rand, on Tuesday, police said.
The protests started on Monday afternoon when two children were knocked down by a truck on Tudor Road. One of them died.
Warrant Officer Solly Sibiya said the protesters started pelted vehicles on the road with stones on Tuesday. Two police officers were injured, and a protester was wounded.
“Our members were treated on the scene, and the wounded protester was taken to hospital.”
Sibiya said protesters set alight parts of the municipal building. They also barricaded roads leading into the township, and to the Chamdor industrial area.
Firefighters were attacked when they arrived. Police had to use rubber bullets and teargas to protect them.
Earlier, residents refused to listen when Mogale City municipality officials tried to speak to them. They wanted mayor Koketso Calvin Seerane to speak to them.
The residents said they had previously asked the municipality to construct speed bumps on the road, but that nothing was done, he said.
Sibiya said the police were keeping a close watch, and that the situation had quietened down. - Sapa