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South Africa |
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Residents of the Ezenketheni informal settlement protest against lack of service delivery, especially the lack of electricity. Rioters blockade the road and are dispersed by the police. |
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-34.15 |
19.01667 |
South Africa |
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Police fired rubber bullets and used teragas to disperse more than 1,000 people protesting over service delivery at the Grabouw municipal offices. Police claim protesters threw stones as they marched in Ou Kaapse Weg. Earlier in the day they had forced the closure of the N2 highway by throwing stones at cars. They then poured oil on the highway and used large rocks and tires to blockade the town. Looting was reported and shots were heard late on Monday night. |
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-25.47288 |
28.09919 |
South Africa |
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Residents of several sections of Soshanguve closed down the municipal offices in Akasia for more than an hour during a protest in the township. After an argument with police, their grievances were presented to a senior municipal official. |
5,828,406 |
-33.98747 |
18.58546 |
South Africa |
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Taxi drivers staged a strike in protest against their bosses. A fight broke out after owners decided to drive the taxis themselves, leading to at least one taxi driver being shot in the leg. |
5,828,411 |
-23.83322 |
30.16351 |
South Africa |
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Villagers assaulted a man who they believed had tried to rape two women. Police intervened but the man later died in hospital. 1 person was arrested in connection. |
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-34.15 |
19.01667 |
South Africa |
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A section of the N2 highway was closed due to protesters throwing rocks at cars as part of a service delivery protest. Schools were also forced to close due to the violent protests. |
5,828,419 |
-33.91799 |
25.57007 |
South Africa |
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Parents of the schools boycotting annual national assessments marched to a neighbouring school in Gelvandale and demonstrated outside, to force the school which was carrying out the ANA to close in reprisal. |
5,828,424 |
-23.08333 |
29.88333 |
South Africa |
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Prison wardens began a sit-in at Kutama Sinthumule Correctional Centre to demand attention for their grievances. |
5,828,429 |
-33.01529 |
27.91162 |
South Africa |
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Residents of the Fynbos Squatter Camp blocked the Mdantsane Access Road with burning tires, waste and tree branches as part of a service delivery protest. Security forces were dispatched, but no arrests were made or injuries reported. |
5,828,434 |
-25.73219 |
28.16185 |
South Africa |
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The university's Pretoria campus is shut down after students riot. |