{"id":11761,"date":"2022-03-19T12:28:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T12:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/western-cape-police-on-high-alert-after-clashes-between-seasonal-workers-from-zimbabwe-and-lesotho"},"modified":"2022-03-19T12:45:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T12:45:14","slug":"western-cape-police-on-high-alert-after-clashes-between-seasonal-workers-from-zimbabwe-and-lesotho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/western-cape-police-on-high-alert-after-clashes-between-seasonal-workers-from-zimbabwe-and-lesotho","title":{"rendered":"Western Cape police on high alert after clashes between seasonal workers from Zimbabwe and Lesotho"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Public order police have been deployed to Robertson in the Western Cape after clashes between seasonal workers from Zimbabwe and Lesotho workers in the local township.<\/p>\n

On Friday, provincial police spokesperson Brig Novela Potelwa said the fight broke out in Nkqubela township on Thursday. \u201cAir support has also been dispatched to the area.<\/p>\n

Overnight, a sporadic incident where one group took ownership of the property of another was quelled by SAPS deployment and the suspects fled to a nearby hill.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Thursday, a number of people sustained moderate injuries after the two groups clashed,\u201d said Potelwa. She said police were investigating cases of public violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cSocial media reports indicating that individuals died and children were hacked as a result of the clashes in Robertson are refuted as fake news aimed at causing unnecessary panic,\u201d said Potelwa.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile mediation efforts continue between the warring parties with the local SAPS, the municipality, the farming community and the department of labour playing a leading role. On Thursday evening, a group of people sought refuge outside the Robertson police station in fear of possible attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. Public order police have been deployed to Robertson in the Western Cape after clashes between seasonal workers from Zimbabwe and Lesotho workers in the local township. 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