Polokwane – Peace has been restored to Vuwani in Limpopo, although roads were still littered with rocks used by protesters to blockade them, police said on Monday.

Protests were suspended on Sunday after Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa intervened.

The township near Thohoyandou had been a no-go area after residents took to the streets to protest against the Municipal Demarcation Board’s decision to merge the municipality with another one in Limpopo’s Vhembe district.

The protesters said they wanted to remain part of the Makhado municipality.

The protest resulted in schools and shops being closed, as authorities and local businesspeople feared for their lives.

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