Rubber bullets fired as Alexandra residents vow to intensify protests
JOHANNESBURG – A fresh round of rubber bullets has been fired at protesters as police try to clear blocked roads in Alexandra.
Retaliation from protesters was met with a wave of rubber bullets unleashed indiscriminately on the crowd. With two arrests made so far and countless tyres set alight, protesters have vowed to return to the streets until their demands are met. The housing issues in the region are no secret, with residents known to storm people's homes in an attempt to evict people who they say are not South African.
With protesters vowing to continue their demonstration, Public Service MMC Michel Sun has given an assurance that they will be addressed by Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba.#AlexTotalShutdown Children taking part in the protests. pic.twitter.com/sVCHtDzWO1Political leaders have come under fire again for fueling perceptions that migrants are part of the problem with service delivery as protests continue in Alexandra.
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