All I want now is a timeline to establish the escalation periods. In the case the police did escalate that which is known and how it played out then something is seriously wrong here. The police have a mandate, and they have a responsibility towards the citizens.
I don’t agree with the police van being burned out, though I don’t believe it was deliberately set alight, there is a notable video indicating that the police did use force with a vehicle to enter the premises, and after that escalation, the police van episode, but there is no definite timeline of the events, neither of when the van caught fire. It is a bunch of videos, one even stitched together for some reason, but no timestamps.
The burning police van is the perfect moment for changing the narrative at the moment, and it is this specific event being used by Cele’s for announcing this as a violent protest, which may have been provoked by his own department. The government may be playing with the real fire here.
Also note, Cele said nothing of gunshots, I wonder why