Durban – Forty-one people were arrested for public violence and arson after a community hall in Mandlazini, Richards Bay, was torched on Tuesday, KwaZulu-Natal police said.
“At approximately 3am, at Mandlazini, a group of approximately 300 people blockaded the road in a service delivery protest,” Captain Thulani Zwane said.
People dispersed, returned to the community hall and set it on fire. The 41 arrested were aged between 15 and 63 and would appear in the Richards Bay Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The situation was under control.
“The political party they belong to is unknown at this stage,” Zwane said.
African National Congress KwaZulu-Natal provincial secretary Sihle Zikalala claimed those arrested were Economic Freedom Fighters members.
“Ten people were arrested while on their way to torch another voting station in KwaMbonambi outside Richards Bay,” he said….
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