Protest for access to basic service delivery turns violent

Description

Nkaneng informal settlement residents near Photsaneng in Rustenburg, Northwest settled on the land belonging to Photsaneng community but Royal Bafokeng and Rustenburg Municipality left the Anglo Platinum workers to invade and take the piece of land, there is high level of crime there, prostitution, illegal immigrants and others. Nkaneng residents have been demonstrating against service delivery since 30th April 2017 night. And this happened after an IDP meeting with Rustenburg Local Municipality; among their grievances there water access, sanitation, electricity, proper roads and employment. They blocked main access road to Marikana from Rustenburg, this had been hampering scholars to their respective schools and all mining houses like Sibanye, Glencore, Lonmin, Tharisa and other companies as their workers have to use make shift forest roads irrespective of sometimes being ambushed by these angry mobs or N4 which is far away from and to work