CAPE TOWN – There has been a massive outcry following social media posts showing alleged police brutality against female protesters.

This follows this week's protests in Bonteheuwel and Bo-Kaap in Cape Town.

Both Metro Police and SAPS officials are being lambasted by some members of the public who want them to be called to task.

The City of Cape Town's Metro police officers are seen kicking and shoving female protesters, accused of disrupting a sub-council meeting in Bonteheuwel.

At the same time, in Bo-Kaap a protest against the construction of high-rise buildings and gentrification in the area went awry.

Western Cape police, saying there's no record of any complaint regarding the Bo-Kaap protest and that police brutality is condemned in the strongest possible terms.

eNCA reporter Leigh-Anne Jansen has more in the video above