Durban – Service delivery protests erupted at several points around eThekwini on Tuesday, causing massive traffic disruptions – including the closure of the M4 between Ballito and eMdloti.
At least one high school had to abandon its exams.
Protests in Mariannhill, west of Durban and at oThongathi in the north began early this morning after hundreds of rampaging informal dwellers took to the streets demanding better service.
In the north police closed the M4 after more than 200 members of the Thuthukani informal settlement near Seatides barricaded the road with rocks and burning tyres, said police spokesman, Colonel Jay Naicker.
Traffic was being diverted to the N2, causing massive delays as thousands of commuters and pupils tried to make their way to work and school in peak hour traffic.
Metro police acting spokesman, Superintendent Sibonelo Mchunu, said in Dassenhoek, near Mariannhill, about 200 people had gathered…
South Africa Today – South Africa News