| 5,824,227 |
-26.28336 |
27.69926 |
South Africa |
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Bekkersdal residents went on a rampage during a protest, throwing stones at the police, and destroying and looting a building. |
| 5,824,232 |
-34.01667 |
18.55 |
South Africa |
|
The bodies of two men are discovered by police in the Philippi section of Cape Town, the victims of suspected vigilante justice. |
| 5,824,237 |
-26.28336 |
27.69926 |
South Africa |
|
A group of Bekkersdal residents riot in service delivery protest to the nearby Simunye township. Police fired rubber bullets in response. A man was later found dead, though police do not believe the death was a result of the protest. |
| 5,824,242 |
-25.74486 |
28.18783 |
South Africa |
|
Supporters of Agang SA gather in protest outside a Pretoria court where five men were to appear for the rape and murder of two toddlers in Diepsloot. Earlier in the week Diepsloot residents rioted in protest of the crime. |
| 5,824,247 |
-33.92528 |
18.42389 |
South Africa |
|
About 50 shop stewards from the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) protested outside the Cape Town Civic Centre, demanding one of their colleagues be reinstated after he was fired for the unauthorised use of an official City of Cape Town vehicle. |
| 5,824,251 |
-26.28336 |
27.69926 |
South Africa |
|
Members of the Gauteng Education Department gather in protest-hit Bekkersdal to protect matrics writing exams under government administration. |
| 5,824,257 |
-33.92528 |
18.42389 |
South Africa |
|
Three people, allegedly Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members, were arrested after protesters threw faeces at Sanlam's head office in Cape Town. The group was protesting sanitation services in the area. One of the protesters is believed to have assaulted a police officer. |
| 5,824,261 |
-32.74322 |
25.80037 |
South Africa |
|
Angry residents have burned down a house in Cookhouse, Eastern Cape for unknown reason. When police attempted to disperse the crowd the crown pelted them with stones. Causalities not known. |
| 5,824,266 |
-26.28336 |
27.69926 |
South Africa |
|
A group of about 40 students set piles of tires alight in Bekkersdal in protest of an educational issue. Police dispersed the students and ordered them back to school. |
| 5,824,269 |
-33.92528 |
18.42389 |
South Africa |
|
Looters run amok in downtown Cape town after a 3,500 strong protest becomes violent. The reason for the protest is believed to be related to sanitation. Police were on the scene, but did not engage the rioters. The riot lasted nearly seven hours. |
