Mokomotji residents protest over tar road
Residents of Mokomotji Village outside Tzaneen in Limpopo on Tuesday blocked the Lenyenye to Tlhabine road as part of the protest demanding the construction of a tar road on the D3881 gravel. The community members used tree branches, rocks and burning tyres.
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The residents are accusing the Limpopo government of taking them for granted following several meetings with the Department of Public Works, Roads Agency and the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality.

THE MOKOMOTJI RESIDENTS SAY THEY WILL ONLY HALT THE PROTEST IF GOVERNMENT MAKE COMMITMENT
Mokomotji Community Forum chairperson, Bruce Maake says they have held several meetings with the government. He says their pleas remain unanswered.
The Forum says it has been pleading with the Limpopo government for years to tar the gravel road, however, nothing has been done.