Johannesburg – Ekurhuleni Metro Police are monitoring a protest that has erupted in Boksburg on Wednesday morning, where roads near Reiger Park have been blocked with burning tyres.
It is not yet clear what sparked the protest, but police and metro police are currently on the scene.
Residents started demonstrating from early on in the morning, closing off Rondebult Road.
“It is not clear at this stage why there’s a demonstration, but we are working together with the South African Police Service and other law enforcement monitoring the situation and motorists are advised to used alternative roads,” said the EMPD’s Kobeli Mokheseng.
“Every single person turned around and we have no idea what’s going on. I don’t think it’s safe to approach that area as a motorist at all,” said a motorist who drove past the scene earlier.
