Hundreds of Lindeners blocked the Sir David Rose Avenue in the vicinity of Kara Kara yesterday in another protest at the cutting of a government subsidy which would see a rise in the electricity tariffs in the mining town.
Traffic was halted and some persons attempting to leave the town aborted their journey while those entering were forced to walk. The protest yesterday afternoon saw a large number of Lindeners turning out for what they considered a symbolic day in the history of the town as they recorded their disapproval at government’s move to remove the subsidy for electricity which would see residents paying more. The tariff change was scheduled to begin from July 1.
Regional Chairman Kuice Sharma Solomon had said at last Wednesday’s protest and rally that July 1 one would be a
