'You do nothing for us,' Zille told at Mitchells Plain community meeting
3 May 2018
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille's bodyguards had to escort her from a community meeting in Mitchells Plain after residents from the area and from the nearby Siqalo informal settlement turned on her on Thursday afternoon.
Moments earlier, residents had agreed to a ceasefire at a separate meeting after tensions between the two came to a head on Wednesday evening.
This followed violent protests by Siqalo residents over service delivery and housing.
The protesters barricaded several entrance and exit roads to Mitchells Plain. This in turn, sparked the ire of Mitchells Plain residents who said they were frustrated at having to bear the brunt of the protest.