South Africa, CAPE TOWN – Police have dispersed a crowd of protestors away from the Cape Town Civic Centre.
They had gathered there on Thursday morning demanding a meeting with Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato over their ongoing appeals for basic services.
Some are from an informal settlement that sprung up on a piece of land in Khayelitsha during the COVID-19 lockdown.
It’s been a flashpoint for a previous protest.
Last week, three buses and a delivery truck were torched.
Community leader Mzukisi Molosi said that they had every right to demand basic services.
“We will not stop until we get what is right for us, which is water and toilets, which is our right.”
#CTprotest Police have fired stun grenades – the protesters have moved. @kaylynnpalm pic.twitter.com/F0vzsSZNdF
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) November 19, 2020
#CTprotest A group of people have gathered at the Civic Centre in Cape Town this morning, protesting over basic services. KP pic.twitter.com/V06S3JOk0a
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) November 19, 2020
