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By Nomalanga Tshuma 
3h ago
Cape Town: “I don’t mind dying for my country and what I believe in.”
This is according to the man who was arrested at the EFF protest on Friday.
Despite numerous calls for Brackenfell residents not to get involved with EFF protesters during their community protest Friday, a white resident walked to the front of the makeshift EFF stage amid Frans Conradie and allegedly threw racial slurs and profanity to the crowd while the party’s general secretary, Marshall Dlamini, was speaking.
The EFF members responded to the provocation by striking and stomping on the man who lay screaming at his feet. He was rescued by the police a few minutes later.
Police asked the crowd to disperse, which met with some resistance at first and quickly turned around as police began firing rubber bullets, throwing stun grenades, flushing tear gas and using trucks with water cannons.
Police spokesman FC van Wyk said: “A member of the public was injured after he tried to disrupt the EFF protest. He was arrested at the scene on charges of incitement and must also appear in court in due time. “
The injured resident said he had decided to straighten out the EFF crowd after their continued calls to eliminate the whites.
He said: “I am willing to die for my country. What the EFF says and does here is wrong. South Africa is for everyone who lives there, regardless of race and culture. Both Afrikaans and blacks belong here, and I had to let them know. “
Meanwhile, a few meters away, the dispersing protesters began throwing stones and sticks in retaliation at police and law enforcement officers, vandalizing some businesses, private and state vehicles, and setting fire to open fields in the community and surrounding areas.
Van Wyk said: “The protest action at Brackenfell required police action to uphold the law and disperse the rampant crowd. Eight protesters were arrested on charges of public violence and must appear in court once they have been charged.
“As the protesters dispersed, they threw stones at all law enforcement agencies as well as businesses. Several SAPS, law enforcement vehicles, business windows, and private vehicles were damaged.
“The crowd has since dispersed, but the situation in the area is still being monitored. Our forces will remain in the area until we are satisfied that the situation has stabilized. “
Police and some @EFFSouthAfrica limbs collide in #Brackenfell.#effinbrakenfell#BrackenfellHighSchool
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