Langa protest in photos
Langa residents protested yesterday, demanding new houses. Several shops were looted, roads were closed and police used teargas and fired rubber bullets. Armand Hough took several dramatic photographs.
Hundreds of people took part in the protest which started in the early morning.
Protesters set up burning barricades.
There was great anger among residents over the slow pace of housing delivery. Many have been on waiting lists for years.
Two protesters build a barricade.
A car was set alight.
And this car was badly damaged.
A more detailed report of the protest is available here.
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