South Africa: Soshanguve still on edge after battles with police

A tense calm descended on Soshanguve late Wednesday as pockets of angry residents were still caught in a standoff with police. This follows violent clashes and running street battles in the township, 25km north-west of Pretoria. Thousands of people took to the streets, barricading several roads leading into the township with uprooted trees, boulders and burning tyres, in protest over a lack of service delivery. The clashes saw protesters hurling stones at security personnel, who responded by firing rubber bullets, wounding several people, reports The Star newspaper.