{"id":225502,"date":"2019-12-08T18:04:16","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T16:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=225502"},"modified":"2019-12-08T18:10:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T16:10:32","slug":"alert-motorists-urged-avoid-roads-surrounding-marathon-informal-settlement-primrose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/08\/alert-motorists-urged-avoid-roads-surrounding-marathon-informal-settlement-primrose\/","title":{"rendered":"ALERT: Motorists urged to avoid the roads surrounding the Marathon informal settlement in Primrose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Motorists traveling in Primrose have been urged to avoid the roads surrounding the Marathon informal settlement this evening (Sunday, December 8), as they have been blocked by protesting residents.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/216195\/service-delivery-protest-erupts-in-germiston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Service delivery protest erupts in Germiston<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe affected roads include Cemetery, Johan Rissik and Main Reef roads,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cResidents have used portable toilets and burning tyres to block the roads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is reported that the community are protesting against an alleged lack of service delivery by the metro.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey claim that their portable toilets, which are full and stinking, have not been drained by the metro for some time,\u201d explained Maome.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/188296\/journalist-forcefully-removed-from-council-building-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Journalist forcefully removed from council building<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Police and members of the EMPD are currently monitoring the situation but no reports of violence have been reported at this time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have noted less than 100 people on scene, but will keep monitoring the situation,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-225503 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/IMG-20191208-WA0011-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/IMG-20191208-WA0011-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/12\/IMG-20191208-WA0011-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 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