South Africa: Housing protests set Cape Town ablaze

Housing protests in Gugulethu and Khayelitsha set Cape Town ablaze on Monday as residents burned tires in Landsdowne Road, Khayelitsha as well as Gugulethu. In Gugs, the whole of NY1, the township thoroughfare, was blockaded every 100 metres with piles of burning tires. Residents were expressing anger at the lack of service delivery in terms of houses as well as water and electricity for informal settlements.