Protests – September 13, 2018 (10H00)

SA-WIDE_ TIMELINE_ September 13, 2018 (10H00)

LIMPOPO September 13, 2018
– Updating: No reports

GAUTENG September 13, 2018
– PRETORIA_ (09H30) Protest reported in Pretoria Central – Madiba St affected.
-PRETORIA_ (16:46) Healthcare workers Protests over working conditions 
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/health-dept-workers-protest-poor-state-of-building-calls-for-motsoaledis-intervention-20180913

MPUMALANGA September 13, 2018
SABIE_ (07H30) Unrest reported at York Timber Holdings.

FREE STATE September 13, 2018
– Updating: No reports3

NORTH WEST September 13, 2018
– Updating: No reports

KWAZULU-NATAL September 13, 2018
– Pietermaritzburg (12H57) Chaos at the municipal dump. Protesters have dumped rubbish across the entrance to the weighbridge. No violence. Not sure what the problem is.– Scottsville (15H51) Protest Action on the R33 at Scottsville
– Umlazi (17:00) Four people were arrested at Englaameni at Umlazi in KwaZulu-Natal in connection with violent service delivery attempts. This follows after the protesters had burned the office of the local tribunal early. Police say the community is apparently dissatisfied with, among other things, a lack of running water. The police are monitoring the situation.

EASTERN CAPE September 13, 2018
– Updating: No reports

WESTERN CAPE September 13, 2018
– Updating: No reports

NORTHERN CAPE September 13, 2018
– Updating: No reports

Break down of Reports throughout the day

MPUMALANGA

-SABIE 07:30 Unrest reported at York Timber Holdings. by 08:22 three Whatsapp messages are received; Ceylon members you can use the road to Castle Rock they have opened the gate. The safest route at the moment. then followed by Members from Ceylon please use Lake Olaf road to get to town as we have strikers at the Ceylon bridge that can cause problems.
and finally followed by Members please stay clear of the area around York mill. Unrest erupted.
At around 03:00 this afternoon, a video appears on lowvelder news https://lowvelder.co.za/450050/watch-security-protesters-clash-york-timbers/ stating that an alleged hostage situation is currently happening at York Timbers.

GAUTENG

KWAZULU-NATAL
-Pietermaritzburg 12:57 Reports of Chaos at the municipal dump. Protesters have dumped rubbish across the entrance to the weighbridge. No violence. Not sure what the problem is. At 02:56 twitter post from @TrafficSA’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/TrafficSA/status/1040177446841184256?s=08 –KZN – Pietermaritzburg: R33 Route – #ProtestAction Burning Tyres at Copesville – affecting traffic between PMB and Greytown.
Scottsville 15:51 Reports of Protest Action on the R33 at Scottsville, just outside of Pietermaritzburg
-Umlazi 17:00 Four people were arrested at Englaameni at Umlazi in KwaZulu-Natal in connection with violent service delivery attempts. This follows after the protesters had burned the office of the local tribunal early. Police say the community is apparently dissatisfied with, among other things, a lack of running water. The police are monitoring the situation.

Please Note Reports are collected from multiple sources, Media News Groups (which really lacks true reporting), Twitter, Facebook, & (WILLSHIR & ASSOCIATES) being the main source which is done via WhatsApp groups, and shared to other community police forum across the country and Vice Versa.