Africa Melane spoke to the head of African Future and Innovation at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Jakkie Cilliers, about the state of the police in the country following the Tembisa protests.
The City of Ekurhuleni said that a sub-station was set alight on Monday when residents took to the streets demanding that Mayor Tania Campbell address their grievances in person.
Xolani Mnisi, who is a member of the Tembisa Community Forum, said that this had left many in the township in the dark as they simply could not afford to buy electricity.