POLICE confirmed on Thursday morning that a Kagiso shutdown is underway and warned members of the public to avoid the whole of the West Rand townships.
The police have also confirmed the death of one person during the early morning protest.
Protesters took to the streets on Thursday morning August 4, blocking entrances and exit routes in the township.
Residents have taken to the streets to call for an end to illegal mining, which they claim is the root cause of the high levels of crime in the area.
They claim that the police have failed them.
Some suspected illegal miners were stripped of their clothes and whipped by residents, who also chased others out of their camps and beat and kicked them before handing them over to police.
Police responded by firing rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse the protesters, who also clashed with police officers. In some
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