Cape Town housing protest: Five arrested, motorists warned to avoid blocked roads chaos

Cape Town housing protest: Five arrested, motorists warned to avoid blocked roads chaos

Five people have been arrested as authorities brace for day three of protest action in Dunoon in Cape Town.

South Africa: Dunoon Erupts in Protest After the City of Cape Town Knocks Down Walls in Informal Settlement

Residents have been replacing shacks with brick and mortar homes

Dunoon erupts in protest after the City of Cape Town knocks down walls in informal settlement

Residents have been replacing shacks with brick and mortar homes

Violent protests in Du Noon, after City demolishes brick structure

Calm has seemingly returned to Du Noon on Wednesday, as the City of Cape Town noted that no protesters were on the scene of Potsdam Road and Malibongwe Drive as of 08:28. This follows two days of unrest sparked by the demolition of brick walls in the Ezihagwini informal settlement.   Protests erupted on Monday and Tuesday, with angry locals having blocked Malibongwe Drive and Potsdam Road with burning tyres, preventing the movement […]

Protests erupt as Ezihagwini residents clash with authorities over demolitions

Protests unfolded for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, engulfing the streets of Potsdam Road and Malibongwe Drive in Cape Town as residents of the informal Ezihagwini settlement on the edge of Dunoon reacted with fervour to the demolition of essential structures in their community. The tension escalated after the City’s Law Enforcement allegedly razed structures that locals relied on for business, igniting fierce demonstrations that have bro…