Johannesburg – Thirty-five people were arrested during unrest in the Vaal Triangle, Gauteng police said on Wednesday.

“The protesters were arrested for public violence when they barricaded the R59 freeway after they were dismissed by a local company,” Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini said.

Those arrested would appear in the Vereeniging Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on charges of public violence.

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