PICS: JOE SLOVO RESIDENTS PROTEST ON N2

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 protest

Pictures by Nadia Samie