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They had gathered there Thursday morning to demand a meeting with Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato on his ongoing calls for basic services.
Protesters run for cover after police fire stun grenades to disperse them during a protest at Cape Town’s Civic Center on November 19, 2020. Image: Kaylynn Palm / EWN
CAPE TOWN – Police have forced crowds of protesters away from the Cape Town Civic Center.
They had gathered there Thursday morning to demand a meeting with Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato on his ongoing calls for basic services.
Some are from an informal settlement that emerged on land in Khayelitsha during the COVID-19 shutdown.
It has been a flash point for a previous protest.
Last week, three buses and a delivery truck were set on fire.
Community leader Mzukisi Molosi said they had every right to demand basic services.
“We will not stop until we get what is convenient for us, which is water and toilets, which is our right.”
#CTprotest The police have fired stun grenades, the protesters have moved. @kaylynnpalm pic.twitter.com/F0vzsSZNdF
EWN reporter (@ EWN reporter) November 19, 2020
#CTprotest A group of people gathered this morning at the Civic Center in Cape Town to protest basic services. KP pic.twitter.com/V06S3JOk0a
EWN reporter (@ EWN reporter) November 19, 2020
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