Vehicles overturned, windows smashed in Hout Bay protest
3 July 2017
Cape Town – Vehicles have been overturned, windows smashed and temporary food trucks destroyed as Hout Bay protests enter the third day, authorities said on Monday.
City of Cape Town mayoral committee member for safety JP Smith asked police to use video footage of "rioters" engaged in public violence and damaging state and private property, to ensure individuals were prosecuted.
"The situation in Hout Bay has become serious and it is clear that it is no longer a matter of community protest, but has now entered the realm of sheer criminality," Smith said.
"Every available city traffic law enforcement and metro police resource has been dispatched to Hout Bay to attempt to contain the situation."