Police in South Africa on Saturday fired rubber bullets at angry protesters in Johannesburg’s Hillbrow township.
The residents were protesting against drugs and drug dealers in the community, News24 reports.
Police say they had to fight back at the rowdy crowd who started acting violently.
Senior police officer Wayne Minnaar is quoted as saying that “People were attacking suspects and properties.”
He told News24 that “O’Reilley Street is still affected and traffic can’t get through,” referring to the chaos in the community.
On Friday, there were several other protests in communities like Ennerdale and Eldorado Park.
Police shoot rubber bullets to disperse crowds in Berea #DrugsMustFall pic.twitter.com/0hXVPTiEMj
— Moses Moyo (@moses_moyo) October 6, 2018
Last month residents of Cape Town in South Africa also staged a street protest.
Breaking News :Hillbrow and Berea COMMUNITY ATTACKING DRUG DEALERS at the cnr of FIFE And O’REILLY STR #DrugsMustFall @GP_CommSafety pic.twitter.com/szqepN8YEY
— Moses Moyo (@moses_moyo) October 6, 2018
Those residents of Cape Town were demanding action on the increasing rate of poverty and crime in the state.
Hillbrow and Berea Resident’s have converged again -Singing Struggle songs after being dispersed by @SAPoliceService and @JMPDSafety #DrugsMustFall pic.twitter.com/rosorNJhkO
— Moses Moyo (@moses_moyo) October 6, 2018
They blocked various streets in what they call total shutdown protests to demand action.
This week’s protests are seen as an extension of the “total shutdown” protests.
But these South Africans are hoping these protests will draw attention to the high crime rate and cost of living. They are hoping for quick solutions.
Source: Africafeeds.com
