Motorists advised to use alternative routes due to protest in Tshwane

Metro Police officers and the South African Police Service (SAPS) have been deployed to monitor the situation.

The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) has advised motorists to avoid the CBD and use alternative routes as there is a protest in the city.

Metro Police officers and the South African Police Service (SAPS) have been deployed to monitor the situation.

According to media reports, a large group of people believed to be taxi drivers is protesting because one of their own was killed allegedly during confrontations with suspected drug dealers on Tuesday.

Motorists should take note of the following street closures due to unrest in the CBD:

Lilian Ngoyi between Pretorius and Boom street

Boom between Thabo Sehume and Sisulu Street

Struben between Thabo Sehume and Sisulu Street

Johannes Ramokoase between Thabo Sehume and Sisulu Street

Madiba between Thabo Sehume and Sisulu Street

Soutpansberg between Boom and Steve Biko Street

(With Inputs from South African Government Press Release)