Protesters Block N2 For Hours At Grabouw

Words: Liezl Human / GroundUp

Residents of Khoisan settlement Knoflokskraal blocked the N2 in Grabouw with burning rubble in the early hours of Wednesday.

About 80 people joined the protest at the High Rising road turnoff, according to Western Cape police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk.

Traffic was delayed for several hours.

Van Wyk said Grabouw SAPS, Public Order Police Services, and other law enforcement agencies responded. By 9:30am the group had dispersed peacefully and the N2 was reopened. No arrests were made.