Eight people arrested in Cape Town 'total shutdown' protest
25 September 2018
Eight "Western Cape Total Shutdown" protesters have been arrested for public violence, following an altercation with police on Jakes Gerwel Drive in Cape Town on Tuesday.
Police used stun grenades and rubber bullets in an attempt to disperse protesters after violence flared up in various locations in Cape Town.
Protesters blocked several roads in Kensington, Philippi, Bonteheuwel and Bellville, police spokesperson Novela Potelwa said.
"In Bonteheuwel, on the corner of Bluegum Road and Jakes Gerwel Drive, eight people were arrested for public violence following run-ins with police that resulted in the disruption of traffic."