Chatsworth residents protest
2008-08-29 11:39
Johannesburg - About a hundred people burnt tyres and blocked roads to protest against poor service delivery in the Chatsworth area on Friday, KwaZulu-Natal police said.
Police spokesperson Superintendent Vincent Mdunge said members of the community first started burning tyres on Roads 701 and 751 in Chatsworth at about 05:00.
The fire brigade was called in and extinguished the fire.
The protest then moved to Demet Road outside Chatsworth where community members again burnt tyres and blocked the road.
Earlier media reports said the protest was connected to taxi violence but Mdunge said this was not the case.
"They are angry over the poor service delivery of the councillor [in the area]," he said.
Police continued to monitor the scene on Friday morning.
The road was still blocked by 07:30.
- SAPA