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Police refused to buckle Zwelihle to control black residents' access to the Hermanus CBD on Thursday.
Police gangs blocked access along a main exit point and cones and police cars were placed on the roads. "The only thing we are doing is that we will only move the area to stabilize the area first because the national minister [of police Bheki Cele] is visiting Zwelihle tomorrow Friday," he said. Brigadier Donovan Heilbron at News24. Speaking on the sidelines of a small outdoor meeting near the harbor captain 's office, Heilbron said that the AS police department had never decided to d & # 39; encircle Zwelihle
"We can not restrict the movements of people". News24 observed that the police were returning men most of the time as they were trying to get to the CBD by the double yellow band on Swartdam Road. Police and vehicles were also parked nearby and a Nyala was idling. Heilbron said these measures were in place only in the morning when activist Gcobani Ndzongana was scheduled to appear in Hermanus Court of First Instance on charges of malicious harm. to the property and the incentive. His arrest triggered the latest wave of unrest
During the last court appearances in previous protests, crowds flared along Harmony Street near the courtyard
.
Earlier, Zwelihle Community Renewal activist, Sicelo Gxamesi, told News24 that they woke up to find Zwelihle surrounded by police
] "We are being held hostage."
"They said we were not allowed to go to town today."
READ: "We are being held back hostage "- The inhabitants of Zwelihle prevent them from entering Hermanus
The members of Zwelihle Renewal Committee of Ndzongana want to release him, but his case has been postponed and he must appear before the court of Strand the same day as Cele's visit
Heilbron said 44 other people had also In fact, Gxamesi was attending the meeting with Heilbron at the port and declared that there would be a community briefing in Zwelihle on Thursday evening
Heilbron says that part of the meeting was to be organized. re arrangements for doctors to go to Zwelihle to help people who have not been able to receive medical care.
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protests directly related to the recent conflicts. He said that a woman had died of "natural causes".
However, all this information would become clearer soon, he said.
Heilbron added that they were just taking care of the welfare of the residents of Zwelihle. [ad_2]
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