Tensions were running high in Coligny and Lichtenburg in the North West after protesters plundered shops and burnt vehicles on Monday and Tuesday, Netwerk24 reports.
"It is currently quiet in the two towns, but violence can break out any minute," North West police spokesperson Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone said.
He confirmed that three trucks had been destroyed in Coligny on Monday after they were set alight by protesters.
Coligny AGS church minister Dr Herman Meyer said it was safer for residents of the town to stay at home.
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