ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,825,272 -25.47288 28.09919 South Africa A group of angry residents of Soshanguve Block G, Pretoria, hoisted banners and posters to express dissatisfaction with their local councillor.
5,825,275 -26.20227 28.04364 South Africa About 1000 people staged a service delivery protest on the N14 highway.
5,825,378 -34.01667 18.55 South Africa Residents of Bekela informal settlement near Phillipi protest poor service delivery during the early morning hours. Protesters burned tires and erected roadblocks. Police responded with stun grenades. At least one arrest reported.
5,825,280 -33.92528 18.42389 South Africa South African police beat a Nigerian national "mercilessly" for unknown reason. The date of the incident is unclear. The Nigerian embassy in Pretoria has "sent a strongly-worded note to the Department of Foreign Affairs of South Africa protesting the attack and demanding that the perpetrators be brought to justice".
5,825,284 -33.92528 18.42389 South Africa A group protests a gay pride event, expressing they do not believe the group planning the event raises issues concerning most LBGT communities in South Africa.
5,825,289 -30.84184 29.77946 South Africa Two men were arrested for public violence and intimidation in Nomlacu near Bizana, after a service delivery protest. The youths involved in the protest were arrested for throwing stones at police.
5,825,294 -29.8579 31.0292 South Africa Local workers protest outside Egan Refinery demanding that the company provide more jobs to local residents. A security guard is assaulted after pulling his gun on the demonstrators.
5,825,300 -25.74486 28.18783 South Africa Members of CAOSA protest what they describe as the slow pace and lack of service they suffer at the hands of the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund.
5,825,305 -26.28336 27.69926 South Africa Protesting residents of Bekkersdal were forced to take cover after the bodyguards of ANC members fired several shots at them. Residents were violently protesting against the presence of the ANC political bosses in their township. Before the ANC leaders entered the township their police escort arrived, which was pelted with stones by the protesters. The police responded with rubber bullets and arrests. Causalities/injuries not known.
5,825,311 -26.28336 27.69926 South Africa Protesting residents of Bekkersdal were forced to take cover after the bodyguards of ANC members fired several shots at them. Residents were violently protesting against the presence of the ANC political bosses in their township. Before the ANC leaders entered the township their police escort arrived, which was pelted with stones by the protesters. The police responded with rubber bullets and arrests. Causalities/injuries not known.