ACTING
PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER CONDEMNS VIOLENT PROTEST IN WITBANK.
NELSPRUIT – The Acting Provincial
Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga Major General (Adv) Meshack Nogwanya,
condemns the spate of violence that erupted in Witbank.
The condemnation comes on the wake of an alleged
unbecoming behaviour by some members of the community from the Old Coronation
in Witbank.
The community embarked into an illegal protest
today, 26 January 2015, complaining about unemployment in the newly constructed
Kusile Power Station.
Reports revealed the during the protest,
some members of the community who took part in the protest, looted two shops
belonging to foreign nationals and burnt one of them which was operating in a
container.
In the midst of their anger which directed
to Kusile, the community started to divert their focus to the Local Municipality
They then marched to the offices of
Emalaheni to meet with the officials. Police had to call in to monitor the
situation as the marchers started to harass hawkers and even looting their
belongings.
The police managed to force them back to
their area before more damage could do.
“It is clear that
within those who participated in the march, there was an element of
hooliganism. As the police, we will not tolerate lawlessness whether there is
concern regarding jobs or services that cannot be a vehicle to commit crime. The
community should know that if they loot or embark into an illegal march, the
law will act harshly against them,” warned Major General Nogwanya.
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