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Four arrested during #Masilonyana protest─── KEKELETSO MOSEBETSI 09:56 Thu, 10 Mar 2022
Four suspects who allegedly instigated public violence during protests near Winburg in the Free State, are to appear in court on Thursday.
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Free State police spokesperson Stephen Thakeng tells OFM News that the arrested suspects include a former Speaker; an employee of the mayor's office; a former contractor and a community leader from Theunissen. He says their arrests follows a tip-off from an employee of Maximum Notion Security Services.
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OFM News previously reported on service delivery protests that erupted in places such as Theunissen, Winburg, Brandfort and Verkeerdevlei, which caused instability last year.
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This worsened when President Cyril Ramaphosa decided to go to Botshabelo on Human Rights Day instead of Winburg, as originally planned.
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