20 Jul 2018
20 Jul 2018
Siyabulela Nothwala told Police Minister Bheki Cele during an emergency side meeting that people say all of the problems are rooted in unequal service delivery between black and white residents of Hermanus.
The community feels discarded and so organised themselves to address this.
He says they are the ones who recovered the missing firearms and phoned the police to say they had found them.
Cele said he would clear his diary and return to Hermanus on Tuesday. He wants people to prepare an agenda for him. He will not back down on keeping the police there though, he said.
20 Jul 2018
According to News24 reporter on the scene Jenni Evans, Zwelihle Community Renewal member Sicelo Gxamesi and their spokesperson Theron Mqhu are among the 12 people arrested.
20 Jul 2018
Police Minister Bheki Cele's spokesperson Reneilwe Serero told News24 that the minister will return on Tuesday to deliberate further with the community on various issues.
20 Jul 2018
20 Jul 2018
Police Minister #BhekiCele says doors are going to be kicked down to find a missing gun in #Zwelihle so people better bring it back to him.
Also going to open police base camp in Zwelihle, #Hermanus. Says 12 arrested last night.
He gets standing ovation
20 Jul 2018
Councillor Lindiwe Ntsakho says land activist Gcobani Ndzongana is being treated as though he is guilty.
Says that is not so until a court proves it.
Ndzongana appeared in court today for alleged malicious damage and incitement
20 Jul 2018
20 Jul 2018
20 Jul 2018
Police Minister #BhekiCele is leading a meeting at the Overstrand Municipality. Initially they wanted the media out but changed their mind.
Premier Helen Zille is also here to discuss #Zwelihle unrest in #Hermanus. Police pastor starts with prayer for unity and peace
20 Jul 2018
20 Jul 2018
20 Jul 2018
Arrested Zwelihle protest leader is a correctional services officer, court hears
Zwelihle Renewal leader Gcobani Ndzongana is an officer at the Department of Correctional Services, the Strand Magistrate's Court heard
20 Jul 2018
20 Jul 2018
Man arrested in Hermanus after being found with police shotgun
A 32-year-old man was arrested after he was found in possession of a South African Police Service shotgun and ammunition in Zwelihle, Hermanus.
20 Jul 2018
20 Jul 2018
The state has organised with Pollsmoor prison's Brigadier Cele to make arrangements to keep the accused in a single cell.
He will also be transported separately to court.
Ndzongana's bail hearing has been set for July 27.
20 Jul 2018
People of Zwelilhle have lost confidence in councillors. And tell people you [are] not the resident of Zwelilhle and you never stayed here in Hermanus.
You don't have first hand experience of life in Zwelihle. So you don't know what you talking about. Please respect us
20 Jul 2018
The situation in Zwelihle, Hermanus reached a volatile point last night when one of our members was attacked and severely assaulted by protestors.
The member was robbed of his 9mm firearm and shotgun during the attack. He was admitted to hospital where he is being treated. Operations to quell the violence in the area were conducted which led to the arrest of a 32 year old suspect who was caught in possession of the SAPS shotgun and ammunition.
Four other suspects were arrested on charges of public violence. Our deployments will remain on high alert in the area to maintain law and order. The suspects are due in court once they have been charged.
- Police Lieutenant Colonel Andrè Traut
20 Jul 2018
20 Jul 2018
20 Jul 2018
Ndzongana's lawyer requested that his client be placed in a single cell for his own safety.
Court is adjourned to allow for the lawyer to negotiate with prison management.
20 Jul 2018
Policeman severely assaulted, robbed in volatile Hermanus
A member of the Public Order Policing Unit was attacked on Thursday night as the protest situation in Zwelihle, Hermanus, became volatile, Western Cape police said.
20 Jul 2018
Police deny blocking Zwelihle residents' access to Hermanus CBD
Police have denied cordoning off Zwelihle to control black residents' access to the Hermanus CBD.
20 Jul 2018
Hermanus unrest: Residents armed with rocks and corrugated iron take on police
Thousands of residents, armed with rocks and sheets of corrugated iron, took to the streets of Zwelihle, Hermanus
20 Jul 2018
Zwelihle residents struggle to access emergency services during Hermanus protests
Some Zwelihle residents claim they have not been able to access police and medical assistance since violent protests flared up in the Hermanus community
20 Jul 2018
'We are being held hostage' - Zwelihle residents as cops block them from entering Hermanus
Police and other law enforcement officials were controlling access out of Zwelihle in Hermanus on Thursday.