ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: Police Fire Rubber Bullets at Protesting Councillors and Residents Demanding an End to Corruption and Nepotism
By NewsSA Reporter:
Police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters, including ANC councillors, who gathered in Brits, North West, on Tuesday afternoon, demanding service delivery and the resignation of Madibeng Local Municipality executive mayor Douglas Maimane. Police officials were not immediately available to confirm whether anyone was injured or arrested.
Clad in ANC colours, the protesters spent the day singing, chanting and toyi‑toying outside the municipal offices. Councillors joined residents to denounce alleged corruption, nepotism and irregular appointments under Maimane’s administration.
They demanded both Maimane’s resignation and the removal of municipal manager Quiet Kgatla, whom they accused of being unlawfully appoi...