Above: Police vehicles line the N2 highway on Monday in the midst of a protest by Joe Slovo informal settlement residents. The residents are demanding RDP housing on the Joe Slovo site. Instead, the government wants to relocate them to Delft, some 30 kilometres away
Above: Police vehicles form a heavy presence on the outskirts of the Joe Slovo settlement, along the N2
Above: A woman is helped after being hit by a rubber bullet fired by police
Above: Mzwanele Zulu, spokesperson for the Joe Slovo residents
Above: A woman cries in pain after being hit by a rubber bullet
Above: Joe Slovo residents regroup after being dispersed by police rubber bullets
Above: Protesters make their demands known
Above: Rubber bullets could be seen scattered around the Joe Slovo settlement
Above: A man is wounded by a rubber bullet
Above: Many residents, both young and old, came out to support the protestPictures by Nadia Samie
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2 comments:
Scary!
Are we heading back to the old days of police action against unarmed citizens?
This is kind of police action is crazy. Full support to the Joe Slovo people for standing up for their rights. Also see http://abahlali.org/node/2380
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