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In Lusikisiki, protests turned ugly as residents allegedly stoned vehicles and houses. Police intervened in which residents responded by hurling stones at the 20-strong police. Reports of injuries have been noted, including the injury of a ward counciller. |
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Masiphumelele High School learners boycotted school and instead marched to the Department of Education in Fish Hoek. |
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Protesters forced Tuts University to remain closed in ongoing fees protests. |
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Protests entered a third day in Kagiso. During the events, a police vechile drove over a man, killing him. The rioters were demanding RDP houses from the government. |
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Farm evictions in Paarl turned violent when workers pelted the police with stones to prevent them from evicting two families at the Lynquedoch farm. One person was reportedly injured, while several others were arrested. |
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Several hundred residents of a Durban hotel went on the rampage. Residents barricaded the road with burning tyres and rubbish bins and when police tried to control the crowd, protesters threw stones at them and looted shops. |
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Eskom workers, supported by NUM and NUMSA, embarked on a work stoppageprotest in in Booysens, Pretoria. |
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A 5000-strong crowd marched on the police station from two directions. As tensions flared, community members, who were not part of the mob, were also pelted with rocks. Police shot rubber bullets and tear gas at the demonstrators. |
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Protesters, including workers and students, gathered at Tuts University in ongoing fees protests. Following, these protesters were attacked by SASCO members who emerged with bricks and bottles, which they began to throw at the workers who were sitting down. One worker was injured and was bleeding heavily. |
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Following the attack on protesters, police opened fire with rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse the violent groups. |