{"id":54355,"date":"2023-03-09T14:56:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T12:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/three-apprehended-in-ventersburg-protest-20230309\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:31:11","slug":"three-apprehended-in-ventersburg-protest-20230309","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/three-apprehended-in-ventersburg-protest-20230309\/","title":{"rendered":"Three apprehended in Ventersburg protest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_a8912208\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8513\/a816b033abe3455890b29e898fd11431.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/35df227e6f3641b7a72951b14566bf25.jpg\" title=\"The rioting on the N1 at Ventersburg,Mmamahabane, is being monitored by Welkom Public Order Policing and Ventersburg police members, under the leadership of the acting station commander of Ventersburg, WO Moratei Korope.Photo: SAPS\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The rioting on the N1 at Ventersburg,Mmamahabane, is being monitored by Welkom Public Order Policing and Ventersburg police members, under the leadership of the acting station commander of Ventersburg, WO Moratei Korope.Photo: SAPS<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Three rioters have been arrested for public violence after a service delivery protest broke out on the N1 road at Mmamahabane, Ventersburg, on Wednesday (08\/03).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, the residents went on a rampage and closed the N1 road with stones, rubbish, and burning tyres. A 34-year-old man was arrested for throwing stones at a police Nyala. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today (09\/03), at about 07:25, residents of Mmamahabane blocked the R70 road, the Ventersburg to Senekal road, with burning tyres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two female suspects, aged 28 and 31 years old, were arrested by Welkom Public Order Policing. Residents were dispersed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These two women, and the man who was arrested the day before, are all facing charges of public violence, and contravening the Road Traffic- and Criminal Matters Amendment Act. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation is being monitored by Welkom Public Order Policing and Ventersburg police members under the leadership of the acting station commander of Ventersburg, WO Moratei Korope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, at about 16:00, residents of Mmamahabane had a meeting at the stadium to discuss the service delivery matters,\u201d says Capt. Stephen Thakeng, media liaison officer for the Lejweleputswa police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe residents wanted the executive mayor of Matjhabeng, Cllr Thanduxolo Khalipha, to address them regarding the water outage, but nobody arrived to address them,\u201d says Thakeng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the stadium, angry residents started to block the N1 road with rubbish, stones, burning tyres and trees. 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