Police in Johannesburg have fired rubber bullets at African National Congress (ANC) protesters for a second time in Friday, in an apparent effort to prevent them back from clashing with Democratic Alliance (DA) supporters marching against President Jacob Zuma.

The ANC group faced a hail of rubber bullets when they tried to cross Ntemi Piliso Street in downtown Johannesburg to make their way to Newtown, the site where the DA march began.

Two of the ANC protesters were seen limping after they were hit by rubber bullets.

Police managed to drive the crowd back to Luthuli House. They sang “mshimi wam” and waved sticks and sjamboks in the air as they turned back to the ruling party headquarters.

The DA marchers dispersed by midday after an address by DA leader Mmusi Maimane in Newtown.