#PODCAST Civic organisation "Voice of Phoenix" say community were mistreated by police during recent peaceful protest #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Some community members of Phoenix, in the north of Durban, say they had been treated unfairly by police during a peaceful protest held last week, in relation to long-standing water supply issues. Protesters stood at six major intersections across the township on January 29th, blocking off motorways. While the protest action began peacefully, matters later escalated resulting in police using stun grenades, teargas and rubber bullets to control protestors. Public Relations Officer for civic organisation, Voice of Phoenix, Pastor Mervyn Reddy, says the force used by police to control the crowd was unnecessary as he claims protestors had been protesting peacefully...