29 May 2015
The City of Cape Town has condemned the violent protest which erupted in Philippi two days ago and claimed the life of one person.
An initial assessment of the damage
show that five city trucks were burnt and three others vandalised and a house
of an ANC ward councillor was burnt.
Mayoral Committee Member for
Utility Services Ernest Sonnenberg said the total cost of damage is yet to be determined
but the vehicle damage alone at this stage is estimated to be well in excess of
R10 million.
Sonnenberg said the protestors
went on a rampage and threatened our security guards with death and then went
ahead and set alight buildings as well as vehicles. They also blocked roads to
make sure that the police could not have access to help the law enforcement agencies
which was combating the protest action.
“In this process we lost several
vehicles which include refuse trucks which are used for refuse removal in the
area of Khayelitsha and they also stole the keys of all the other vehicles on
the property” Sonnenberg added.
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