• A truck was petrol bombed as protesters took to the streets for the second day in Happy Valley near Blackheath.
• A case of public violence was opened and the incident is being investigated.
• The R300 was closed in both directions between Van Riebeek and Hindle Way for a while, due to the protests.

A truck was petrol bombed on Tuesday when protesters took to the streets for the second day in Happy Valley near Blackheath, Cape Town.

According to Western Cape police spokesperson Colonel Andre Traut, officers were deployed in Blackheath to monitor protest action, where a truck had been set alight.

“A case of public violence has been opened and the circumstances are being investigated,”  Traut said.

Police will remain in the area on high alert to maintain law and order, he added.

Police will remain in the area on high alert to maintain law and order, he added.

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