This after the house belonging to the family of the Ngwathe Local Municipality mayor Victoria de Beer was set alight allegedly by protesting residents.
Free State police spokesperson Sergeant Sinah Mpakane says the protesters also blockaded the busy R59 stretch between Parys and Sasolburg. Meanwhile, the Moqhaka Municipality in Kroonstad in the Free State says it has since applied to Eskom for an exemption, in order for strategic water infrastructure facilities to be isolated from rolling blackouts.On Monday, residents in Kroonstad marched to the municipality offices over rolling blackouts and lack of water supply.