Emeute à Oukasi – 3 novembre 2011

‘Disgruntled ANC members stirring violent riots in Brits’

thenewage.co.za

Nov 4 2011

Violent protests near Brits that led to the petrol bombing of a police vehicle were initiated by disgruntled ANC members, a Madibeng municipality spokesperson has claimed.

David Masike, spokesperson for Madibeng mayor Poppy Magongoa, said ANC members not selected to stand in the May18 local government election were behind the unrest.

“We know who exactly is behind those protests. Those are members of the ANC who could not make it on to the party’s candidates list. This whole thing is not about service delivery only, people are being instigated to protest.”

On Monday night an armoured police vehicle, commonly known as a nyala, was petrol bombed during a violent service delivery protests in Oukasi, North West.

Police said the vehicle had entered Oukasi to help control rioting when residents barricaded streets with rocks and burning tyres. They were demanding water and electricity.

Protesters threw a petrol bomb at the nyala and it exploded, causing damage to the inside of the vehicle. No police officers were injured.

Reports also indicated that a shop was looted and burnt on the same night. Read more…