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Situation ‘calm’ after Cape protest

Johannesburg – The situation was under control after residents in Khayelitsha protested over service delivery earlier on Saturday, Western Cape police said.

Captain FC van Wyk said police were currently on scene to keep the situation under control, and “things were calm”.

Community members were allegedly protesting about poor service delivery and problems with electricity in the area, van Wyk said.

There were about 400 community members who blocked access to Walter Sisulu Road and Baden Powell Drive.

He said they placed a large blue shipping container and burning tyres in the road.

“This was obstructing the flow of traffic.”