Activist not bitter after car burnt
Oct 18, 2020
3 minutes
MERVYN NAIDOO
WHEN cornered by protesters from an informal dwelling in Reservoir Hills, near Durban, a community activist was forced to flee on foot and abandon his vehicle, which was then set alight and destroyed.
But local Community Police Forum chairperson Pravin Gounder is not “bitter” after his “harrowing experience” on Monday.
Notwithstanding the loss and trauma he suffered, the next day, Gounder helped broker a meeting at which municipal officials addressed shack-dwellers on the way forward.
Gounder was only disappointed that despite his efforts and
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