South Africa: Calls for Calm in Diepsloot

Gauteng Housing MEC Nomvula Mokonyane has appealed for calm in Diepsloot, a sprawling settlement north of Johannesburg hit by riots, as residents furious at allegations that government planned to relocate them to Brits in the North West, went on the rampage. Although there is now relative calm in the area since police have dispersed much of the protestors, the situation is still tense and the authorities have closed down the R511 road passing through Diepsloot to Sandton.