Shack-dwellers burned tyres and rubbish along Mew Way in Khayelitsha on Tuesday to express their anger about lack of basic services and poor living conditions.
The shack-dwellers stay in Island informal settlement and Madiba Square, which are situated on either side of Mew Way. Metro Police used spades to remove the burning rubbish and tyres that blocked the busy road throughout the morning.
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