KWAZULU-NATAL. – Police used stun grenades and rubber bullets on Tuesday afternoon 10 November to disperse marchers in Che Guevara Road in Umbilo, Durban, after members of the group allegedly threw stones at officers. The group began marching from their camp opposite the department of home affairs office shortly after 15:00. According to police, most carried sticks or other dangerous weapons, while some had their faces covered.
Colonel Robert Netshiunda, police spokesperson, said officers from public order policing intercepted the group and reminded them of an interim court order. The order prohibits marches after 15:00, the carrying of dangerous weapons and the covering of faces during marches. According to Netshiunda, members of the group began throwing stones at officers during the conversation. No injuries were reported among police. Police are investigating possible violation of the court order and assault on police officers.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
