Cape Town fire and rescue services spokesperson, Theo Layne, told News24 the situation is extremely volatile and many people were at the scenes.
"In two separate incidents two buses and four buses were set alight," he said.
CapeTalk567 has quoted Golden Arrow bus service as saying that their drivers were removed and beaten before buses set alight.
Layne could not confirm injuries or fatalities at this stage.
According to SAPS public order police have been deployed in the area.
One of the torched Golden Arrow Buses in Nyanga and the driver was beaten severely and no knows where he went. pic.twitter.com/XVG5clblHx
— Anda Ntsodo (@ANDANTSODO) September 1, 2014
Cape Town - N2 Inbound, #ProtestAction at Nyanga pic.twitter.com/UnO37QJGeK heavy traffic from Khayelitsha, via @SandaFresha
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