Three more people were arrested for public violence during a service-delivery protest in Mabopane on Monday, bringing the number of arrests to 11, North West police said.
Captain Thabo Makhafola said the arrests were made between 3am and 10am after a crowd of about 500 protesting poor service delivery turned violent.
”They threw stones, blocked the road, burnt tyres and refused to listen to the police. One person was injured when he was hit on the head with a stone, but he was not badly hurt,” said Makhafola.
”Initially, eight people were arrested. The other three were arrested afterwards when they refused to listen to the police and continued their violent protest.”
Police dispersed the crowd using rubber bullets.
”The situation is under control now and police are monitoring the area,” said Makhafola.
The 11 — both men and women aged between 18 and 26 — will appear in the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. — Sapa