BREAKING NEWS: Protesters closed R59

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THE R59 between Johannesburg and the Vaal is currently closed due to protesters from a nearby squatter camp. According to police they are trying to disperse the protesters.

Motorists should avoid the highway from both ways. People on social media also stated that people should avoid the road.

Rob Byrne tweeted this earlier:

https://twitter.com/TrafficSA/status/750210495236435968

#R59Protest Police have arrested two people for public violence. ML

— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) July 5, 2016

More will follow.