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6,080,113 -26.116699 28.1 South Africa A week of looting that targeted foreign-owned shops began after a shop owner in Soweto shot a young man trying to rob his store; nearly 200 were arrested and 6 were killed over the course of the week.
6,080,119 -26.2015 28.0455 South Africa Hundreds attended a Democratic Alliance (DA) party rally outside parliament, where party leaders told supporters they would continue to pursue corruption and money-laundering charges against President Zuma.
6,080,128 -26.2015 28.0455 South Africa Opposition lawmakers stood up in parliament to protest President Zuma's corruption while he gave speech on the state of the nation, and were removed by security guards; Democratic Alliance (DA) members subsequently walked out.
6,080,136 -26.260201 27.8664 South Africa A foreign shopkeeper was badly burned in a petrol bomb attack; nine people were subequently arrested and charged with public violence and attempted murder.
6,080,145 -33.923801 18.4233 South Africa A series of statue vandalizations took place across the country after students at the University of Cape Town threw excrement on a statue of Cecil John Rhodes and held protests to demand its removal; statues of other figures considered to be symbols of colonialism were also defaced.
6,080,150 -25.746 28.187099 South Africa A series of statue vandalizations took place across the country after students at the University of Cape Town threw excrement on a statue of Cecil John Rhodes and held protests to demand its removal; statues of other figures considered to be symbols of colonialism were also defaced.
6,080,154 -33.932598 25.57 South Africa A series of statue vandalizations took place across the country after students at the University of Cape Town threw excrement on a statue of Cecil John Rhodes and held protests to demand its removal; statues of other figures considered to be symbols of colonialism were also defaced.
6,080,158 -29.857 31.024799 South Africa A series of statue vandalizations took place across the country after students at the University of Cape Town threw excrement on a statue of Cecil John Rhodes and held protests to demand its removal; statues of other figures considered to be symbols of colonialism were also defaced.
6,080,162 -28.872 27.875099 South Africa A series of statue vandalizations took place across the country after students at the University of Cape Town threw excrement on a statue of Cecil John Rhodes and held protests to demand its removal; statues of other figures considered to be symbols of colonialism were also defaced.
6,080,166 -29.0511 25.2195 South Africa A series of statue vandalizations took place across the country after students at the University of Cape Town threw excrement on a statue of Cecil John Rhodes and held protests to demand its removal; statues of other figures considered to be symbols of colonialism were also defaced.
6,080,173 -25.746 28.187099 South Africa A Zimbabwean woman was burnt alive by a lynch mob after being wrongly accused of killing a young boy; a crowd later attacked the police station where three people arrested in the incident were being held.
6,080,182 -29.857 31.024799 South Africa An author was attacked by 4 assailants and hit with a brick after voicing her admiration for Salman Rushdie at a book signing.
6,080,188 -23.6665 27.744801 South Africa More than 3000 workers went on strike at the construction site of the Medupi power plant to demand bonuses and end layoffs; more than 1000 workers were fired a day later.
6,080,198 -29.857 31.024799 South Africa Attacks and looting of foreign-owned shops took place in several cities in several weeks of anti-immigrant violence, in which at least 7 were killed and thousands of immigrants were displaced or returned to their home countries; the government deployed the army to combat gangs and people targeting foreigners.
6,080,202 -26.2015 28.0455 South Africa Attacks and looting of foreign-owned shops took place in several cities in several weeks of anti-immigrant violence, in which at least 7 were killed and thousands of immigrants were displaced or returned to their home countries; the government deployed the army to combat gangs and people targeting foreigners.
6,080,206 -29.9825 30.9216 South Africa Attacks and looting of foreign-owned shops took place in several cities in several weeks of anti-immigrant violence, in which at least 7 were killed and thousands of immigrants were displaced or returned to their home countries; the government deployed the army to combat gangs and people targeting foreigners.
6,080,214 -26.2015 28.0455 South Africa Hundreds held a candlelight vigil, and several thousand demonstrators marched in Johannesburg two days later, to protest recent attacks against immigrants.
6,080,222 -33.923801 18.4233 South Africa Hundreds of municipal workers marched through the center of Cape Town to demand better wages and benefits.
6,080,229 -26.260201 27.8664 South Africa protesters blocked a road and burned tires in Soweto to protest the state power company's shift to a prepaid meter system; police fired rubber bullets.
6,080,236 -26.2015 28.0455 South Africa A rally was held in an immigrant neighborhood in Johannesburg to protest a recent police operation that led to the arrest and deportation of hundreds of immigrants.
6,080,243 -29.0511 25.2195 South Africa A nationwide police operation led to the arrest and deportation of hundreds of illegal immigrants, as well as the arrest of thousands of South Africans following weeks of anti-immigrant violence in April.
6,080,250 -26.2015 28.0455 South Africa Taxi drivers protested outside Uber's offices in Johannesburg to oppose unfair competition from Uber drivers.
6,080,257 -26.2607 28.462999 South Africa Five people died in inter-gang violence in Springs as gangs fought for of the Grootvlei mine.
6,080,263 -29.857 31.024799 South Africa Students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal protested changes to financial aid; the protests turned violent as some students vandalized the university and burned cars.
6,080,269 -34.112301 18.849199 South Africa Two people were killed and thirty-four were injured in a Molotov cocktail attack on a bus at the Strand resort.
6,080,275 -26.7034 27.807699 South Africa Students at Vaal University protested and refused to attend class due to the lack of security: two students were murdered at the university weeks before.
6,080,282 -33.923801 18.4233 South Africa Around 2000 people in both Cape Town and Pretoria marched to protest corruption in the central government, particularly President Zuma's misspending.
6,080,287 -25.746 28.187099 South Africa Around 2000 people in both Cape Town and Pretoria marched to protest corruption in the central government, particularly President Zuma's misspending.
6,080,295 -26.2015 28.0455 South Africa Conservationists protested in Johannesburg to call for an end to poaching and a stronger governmental focus on protecting wildlife.
6,080,303 -29.0511 25.2195 South Africa The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) declared an indefinite strike to demand wage increases.
6,080,310 -26.2015 28.0455 South Africa Several thousand people marched in Johannesburg in a demonstration against government corruption and the state of the economy; the march was organized by the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA).
6,080,318 -29.0511 25.2195 South Africa Thousands of students demonstrated at universities throughout the country, as well as outside the government building in Pretoria, to oppose university tuition increases; President Zuma announced he would cancel the increases.
6,080,326 -33.923801 18.4233 South Africa South Africa's ruling party hosted a rally to mark the visit of Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal and colleagues.
6,080,336 -26.2015 28.0455 South Africa Parliamentary workers went on strike to demand better pay and working conditions; they disrupted parliamentary meetings twice in two weeks, and police fired stun and smoke grenades.
6,080,344 -17.5721 16.8228 Namibia Namibia's official opposition party said Tuesday it would seek a court interdict to postpone regional and local elections in the northern Owambo region, after reports that one of its members had been brutally murdered.
6,080,351 -17.9869 23.8832 Namibia In August, police in the ethnically tense Caprivi strip in the Namibian panhandle used tear gas to quell rioting after members of the Mafwe tribe tried to stop the Mayeyi from installing their first ever chief.
6,080,358 -28.551701 16.426399 Namibia A two-week strike by 3,500 workers at Namibia's Consolidated Diamond Mines (CDM) ended Monday after management and the mine workers' union settled their wage dispute, the company said.
6,080,366 -22.948601 14.5088 Namibia There was a brief moment of tension as President Sam Nujoma drove into town in a motorcade on his way to the Civic Centre, where he was greeted by a crowd of about 200 chanting women and schoolchildren.
6,080,373 -17.9333 19.766701 Namibia UNITA rebels attack a Namibian town, leaving 3 dead.
6,080,380 -22.558901 17.0825 Namibia Leaders and elders of the Herero tribe protested Friday against the visit of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, saying Germany should pay compensation for a turn-of-the century slaughter of Hereros.
6,080,389 -22.558901 17.0825 Namibia Former guerrilla fighters who held a government official hostage this week will be absorbed into the military and police, the government said Wednesday.
6,080,395 -22.383301 17.233299 Namibia Some 1,300 copper miners have gone on strike in Namibia over a pay claim and brought production in three mines to a total halt on Friday, an industry official said.
6,080,401 -19.2484 17.710899 Namibia Some 1,300 copper miners have gone on strike in Namibia over a pay claim and brought production in three mines to a total halt on Friday, an industry official said.
6,080,405 -19.7167 17.7167 Namibia Some 1,300 copper miners have gone on strike in Namibia over a pay claim and brought production in three mines to a total halt on Friday, an industry official said.
6,080,411 -22.558901 17.0825 Namibia US pop idol Michael Jackson swept into Namibia to a tumultous welcome Sunday that took police by surprise and forced the cancellation of his plans to go walkabout in a shopping mall and a street market.
6,080,418 -22.674101 14.5278 Namibia During a brief court appearance in the coastal town of Swakopmund, Thomas Florin, 36, pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder, before being bundled out of the back of the court to avoid the ire of some 1,000 protesters who had gathered at th
6,080,424 -17.9869 23.8832 Namibia Secessionist unrest worsened at the end of October, and Mishake Muyongo, an opposition leader, had to flee to Botswana with several dozen supporters. He was joined by his first cousin, King Mamili, who is leader of the Mafwe tribe, the dominant
6,080,431 -22.558901 17.0825 Namibia Speaking to a crowd of 10,000 at Windhoek's Independence Stadium, Nujoma said all those who followed failed and disgruntled politicians to Botswana should come back to their country.
6,080,437 -17.5 24.266701 Namibia Namibia Alleged secessionists try to seize control of this small town on the northeastern edge of Namibia's remote Caprivi Strip. At least 16 people are killed in the fighting.
6,080,442 -17.5 24.266701 Namibia About 1,500 civil servants, students and ruling party SWAPO members on Wednesday marched on Gov. Bernard Sibalatani's office to hand over a petition, demanding that bail be denied to the 97 men accused of trying to bring about the secession of
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