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Bellavista Road in Joburg closed amid service delivery protests
Residents have been protesting since the early hours of Tuesday morning.
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Violent protest erupts in Joe Slovo over demolition of shacks
Police say residents in the area next to Eldorado Park are protesting over the demolition of their shacks on Saturday.
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SAHRC plans to mediate between communities, govt over service delivery issues
The commission held its first day of an inquiry into service delivery in Alexandra on Thursday.
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OPINION: How portrayal of protest in SA denigrates poor people
Protests in the townships and shack settlements where most poor people live in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Cape Town are in the news.
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SAHRC to delve into root cause of Alex protest
The probe comes after residents went on rampage earlier this month blocking streets, calling for better services.
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Alex residents still want to meet Mashaba as protest suspended for now
Following an inter-ministerial meeting in Alexandra, leaders of the Total Shutdown in the township say that their protest is suspended until they get feedback from ministers and they meet with Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba.
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Protest action mustn't be reduced to just service delivery issues, says academic
UWC student Mzulungile Gaqa said the basis of his research was to prove that protest action happening in many informal settlements cannot be reduced to service delivery.
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Alex Shutdown Movement: We believe govt will rectify what's happened to us
The Alexandra Total Shutdown Movement says it will give an intergovernmental forum appointed to deal with challenges in the township its full support.
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Alex Total Shutdown Movement pleased talks with govt underway
Leaders of the Alexandra Total Shutdown Movement will on Wednesday meet with an inter-ministerial committee appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to deal with the community's grievances.
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This is what Alexandra residents actually want from government
The Alex Total Shutdown movement doesn't have many demands. Here's the list of what they're looking for from the City of Joburg.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: Avoiding protests? Be prepared for criminality
Far too many people fear any condemnation of public violence and calling for law enforcement could be perceived as hankering for apartheid-style “skop, skiet en donder” mentality, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moyo.
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Leaders of Alex Shutdown defend Mashaba meeting disruption
The Alex Shutdown Movement's Sandile Mavlundla said that residents were provoked and that the time and the meeting venue were also a problem.
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38 protesters arrested after Kwaggafontein protest turns violent
Residents are protesting over a lack of services in the area.
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Alex protest convenor: Mashaba must apologise for calling residents drunk
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba received a hostile reception in Alexandra and was booed by the residents who also tore up copies of a plan he was meant to present.
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'Come to Alexandra!' - Mashaba booed off stage by Alex residents
Residents of Alexandra disrupted Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba's address at the Marlboro community hall on Monday evening. They called for the mayor to come to Alexandra.
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Residents won’t disrupt Mashaba visit, says Alex Total Shutdown convenor
Alexandra protest convener Sandile Mavundla says that residents are hoping to get answers from Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba today.
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Gauteng govt says it is taking Pennyville residents' concerns seriously
The township ground to a halt on Friday with residents demanding title deeds for the flats they occupy and an end to evictions by the Red Ants.
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MAPPED: 13 communities across SA rocked by protests
These are the 13 areas nationwide demanding the attention of politicians ahead of the May elections.
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The role of party politics & voter education in marginalising voters
Amidst protests across the country, it’s becoming clear that voters understand how election season is the time to be heard, yet many are unlikely to vote for the change they want.
