Westbury protest boils over after bus station set alight

Community members have been urging Bheki Cele to visit the area, and vowed to continue protesting until he addresses them.

Tension in the Westbury community reached boiling point on Monday night, after a Rea Vaya bus station was torched and destroyed, reports IOL.

The Ministry of Police issued a statement that General Cele will meet the community at 11:30am at the Westbury Recreation Centre today.

Residents highlighted various issues which they said government had ignored, including a drug turf war which has seen at least 40 people killed this year, according to some residents.

Community members also accused police in the area of colluding with drug dealers and accepting bribes and said the ANC government had abandoned coloured communities.

As a result, the community has been protesting since last Friday. Rubber bullets and teargas were used by police on Monday to disperse angry crowds.