Brackenfell: Eight EFF members arrested during a protest in Brakenfell on Friday have been released on warning in the Bluedowns magistrate court.
They facing charges for public violence.
The eight protesters who were arrested on Friday after hundreds of members of the EFF marched back to Brackenfell High School in Cape Town
to protest against alleged racism, were released on warning.
Eric Ntabazalila, spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the Western Cape, says the suspects appeared in the Blue Downs Magistrate's Court on Monday morning on charges of public violence before being released on warning.
The case was adjourned until February 12 for further investigation.
The case against a member of the public who was arrested during the protest on a charge of incitement was not placed on the court roll. The case docket was returned to the police for further investigation.
On Friday, police used a water cannon and stun grenades to stop the large crowd away from the school.
Chaos erupted earlier after a private function of matric learners at
the school that was only attended by white learners.
A fire engine was set on fire during the protest, roads and traffic lights were also damaged and a piece of field was set on fire.
The windows of a car dealer on the corner of Paradise and Old Paarl Road were broken and damage was done to private cars. Several shops were looted.
The City of Cape Town intends to recover the damage to municipal property by means of a civil claim from the EFF.
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