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.

The past two weeks have seen a massive increase in protest action. And two of the largest protest incidents in South Africa to date: The Taxi protest in the Eastern Cape and the #TshwaneUnrest in Pretoria. South African is crumbling fast. Be Ready. Ons het in die afgelope 2 weke omtrent 'n verdubbeling in protesaksie waargeneem. En ook twee van die grootste protes insidente wat ons nog gesien het nl. die Taxi Staking in die Oos-Kaap en die protes in Pretoria onde die vaandel #TshwaneUnrest. Die buiteland kan omtrent nie glo die onrus wat plaasvind nie. Tyd raak min skakel in. Musiek: https://soundcloud.com/timmohendriks https://www.facebook.com/TimmoHendriksofficial