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Empty promises spark protest
6 July 2009, 06:26

By Poloko Tau and Jacques Breytenbach

Diepsloot was plunged into darkness on Sunday night after a housing protest turned violent.

Roads were barricaded with burning tyres and furniture, large rocks littered the streets, and on several occasions, police resorted to firing rubber bullets at the unruly crowd. Criminals took advantage of the chaos as they looted shops.