Zandspruit’s protest action (Day 2)
Major routes such as Beyers Naudé Drive, Johan, Peter, Pierre and Marina Roads remain closed due to the chaos and hostility in the area.
Protest action in Zandspruit has gone into the second day as residents started flooding into the streets in the early hours of this morning, Tuesday, 16 October.
Major routes such as Beyers Naudé Drive, Johan, Peter, Pierre and Marina Roads remain closed due to the chaos and hostility in the area.
The protest action started yesterday, Monday, 15 October, as residents demonstrated against illegal connections after the electrocution of two children in the area.
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Ward 114 councillor, Victor Mafinya, confirmed the incident. “On Saturday, 13 October, we buried an 11-year-old child who had been electrocuted. Later that day, another child, aged 6, was also killed by an illegal connection,” he said, attributing the protest to the electricity issue in Zandspruit.
Honeydew Police, Public Order Police and Johannesburg Metro Police are at the scene.
Honeydew spokesperson, Captain Balan Muthan, said no arrests have been made but the area is very busy.
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