The demonstrators blocked roads with the debris and tyres in the early hours of the morning.

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According toTimesLIVE, the protests started around 3am on Monday, 23 August.

National shutdown, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, protests, early morning, stopped, Umgeni Road

Reports have revealed that early morning protests in KwaZulu-Natal were quickly stopped by authorities. Image: @TrafficSASource: Getty Images

Private security and CPF’s communicating that there had been people gathering around the area.

The report also stated that members of the public had also gathered in Verulam, north of Durban.

Both SAPS and Metro responded to the complaints and protestors were scattered before clean up actions began.

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Source: Briefly News

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