{"id":44771,"date":"2024-10-01T07:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T05:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/irate-community-vows-to-protest-20240930\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:59:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:59:29","slug":"irate-community-vows-to-protest-20240930","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/irate-community-vows-to-protest-20240930\/","title":{"rendered":"Irate community vows to protest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Prince George Drive in Steenberg swiftly turned volatile on Monday 23 September, resulting in law enforcement agencies discharging rubber bullets to disperse an angry crowd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement on Wednesday 25 September, Mayco member for safety and security ,JP Smith, said police had to take action after live rounds were allegedly discharged from the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe community had gathered, supposedly outraged at the replacement of electricity meters,\u201d he explained. \u201cThe protest quickly became violent with roads being barricaded and passing vehicles stoned.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong style=\"color:#333333;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">READ:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/read-the-latest-print-edition-of-the-peoples-post-here-20240913-3\" style=\"color:#0088cc;text-decoration-line:none;\" target=\"_blank\">The latest print edition of the People\u2019s Post here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police deployed the Public Order Policing unit, together with law enforcement officers and the Tactical Response Unit (TRU) to bring the chaos under control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn an attempt to engage the protesters in conversation, several persons within the protesting crowd began discharging live rounds at our staff and the police,\u201d said Smith. \u201cShotgun rubber rounds were fired in response by agencies, along with stun grenades and CS gas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A case of public violence has since been opened at Steenberg Police station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is a well established fact that the City of Cape Town is under the same pressure, after Eskom having applied a massive increase to the charge for electricity supplied to the municipality,\u201d he added. \u201cThe City of Cape Town is dedicated to resisting the increased charges brought about by Eskom. This is the very reason why the Lifeline tariff system in Cape Town was brought about, which any user can apply for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith accused the protest organisers of intentionally creating public anger with misinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPurposefully confusing these facts to drive public anger clearly shows the true intent of these organisers, as they cause vital enforcement staff to be diverted away from other areas that rely on their policing presence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the 7945 Action Group organisers of the event, accused the police and law enforcement officers of using \u201capartheid tactics\u201d in response to real concerns of the poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe were anticipating push back from law enforcement but we need clarity regarding police involvement yesterday\u2019s (Monday) apartheid style operandi modus,\u201d a statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe community of Lavender Hill\u2019s reaction to police brutally last night was precisely 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