Hermanus Residents Warn of Shutdown After Clashes with Police

Residents of Zwelihle, Hermanus, have announced plans to shut down the area by blocking all entrances and exits. This comes after several days of unrest when residents clashed with police, demanding that charges of incitement of violence and destruction of public property against local activist Gcobani Ndzongana be withdrawn.

The Magistrate’s Court in Hermanus (file photo).

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