Police in Christiana apprehended three men in connection with public violence on Tuesday, 1 February 2022. According to information received, members of the community at Utlwanang Location in Christiana, near Bloemhof, embarked on a protest action and barricaded the N12 Road.
It is alleged the march was started when the protesters did not get the response that they demanded from the mayor and the councillors, they started burning tyres and blocking roads.
Allegations further state that more members of the community joined in the protest, they went to spaza shops in Utlwanang Location and looted and damaged some of the shops by throwing stones.
Police were called and three suspects between the ages of 18 and 28 were arrested and charged with public violence.
The suspects are expected to appear in the Christiana Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 3 February 2022.
The North West Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, condemned the incident of public violence and asked members of the community not to resort to violence when they are dissatisfied. Moreover Lieutenant General Kwena warned the community and said that those who are found with stolen property, who looted from the spaza shops, will be traced and arrested.
