Rubber bullets fired as Westbury protests continue

Residents barricaded roads with burning tyres and rocks from the early hours of the morning. 

Residents took to the streets on Friday after a woman was killed by an stray bullet outside the Rahimsa Moosa Hospital. Her 10-year-old daughter was also wounded during the incident.

Protesters have blamed the latest killing to the escalating gang turf war in the area.

Police spokesperson Kay Makhubela says protesters threw a petrol bomb at a Nyala.

"Police are pushing them away by using rubber bullets and tear gas," says Makhubela.

Makhubela says no arrests have been made and police are monitoring the situation.