PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - Motorists are being warned to avoid the N2 in Plettenberg Bay as protest action by the Qolweni community has flared up again.

Authorities are advising motorists to once again use Airport Road as an alternative route.

This comes after a follow-up virtual meeting with MEC for Human Settlements, Tertuis Simmers today, Tuesday 29 June.

Simmers was in Plett on 18 June to meet with the community after five days of rioting by residents over unhappiness with delays of the R33.5-million Qolweni housing project. Rioters barricaded the national road, forcing motorists to take detours. There were also reports of pelting passing vehicles with stones and damaging properties.

Simmers agreed to follow-up with the community today to ensure that the project was gaining momentum. That meeting had to be done virtually, following new Level 4 lockdown regulations.

More as it becomes available.

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