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Burning branches block road

27 September 2021 · Platinum Bushvelder

Burning branches block road

Thabazimbi – A small protest on the gravel road behind Smashblock on Tuesday 21 September affected motorists on their way to work.  


With nothing else in the area to burn like the usual tyres, the protestors gathered branches and started a bonfire. And it was not for an early Heritage Day braai… It is just something a lot of South Africans do to draw attention to their situation or demands.


Said an eyewitness: “The protestors were demanding jobs from Eskom. They blocked the road and shouted for their grievances to be addressed. We called the police who managed to disperse them.” 

Several Smashblock residents burned branches and blocked the gravel road leading to the Maroelasfontein mining operations.

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