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35 schools closed amid protests in OR Tambo Coastal District
The protests flared up in retaliation to a delay in a road construction project this week.
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UPDATE: Bus set alight as protests flare up in Milnerton
EWN has also been told protesters are gathering on the corner of Umarumba Road and Freedom Way in Milnerton.
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Police on alert after truck torched, vehicles stoned in Du Noon protest
A truck was set alight and vehicles were stoned, as a group of community members protested in Du Noon.
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Tyres set alight, vehicles stoned amid N2 protest in Somerset West
It’s unclear what the protest is about at this stage. Traffic services' Richard Coleman said a section of the N2 was closed.
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R304 closed as protesters burn tyres, barricade roads in Klipheuwel
According to the City of Cape Town’s traffic department, the R302 has been closed to traffic.
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Residents describe fresh attacks, shop lootings in Jeppestown
More than 40 people have been arrested for public violence since the unrest started in the inner city on Sunday.
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SAPS, TMPD restore calm in protest-hit Tshwane
Unlike Wednesday’s protest, Thursday was not marred by looting, violence and the burning down of foreign-owned shops.
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Stun grenades & rubber bullets: Protesters turn Tshwane CBD upside down
After allegations that a taxi driver was shot and killed by an alleged foreign national, taxi drivers and other community members took to the streets in protest.
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Protests affect train services in CT, JHB
A protest has forced officials to withdraw services. Meanwhile, in Johannesburg, a major railway line has been affected by a protest.
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Hong Kong protests: Violence intensifies in the 12th week of unrest
Violent clashes between police and pro-democracy protesters have intensified as Hong Kong enters its 12th consecutive week of political unrest.
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Zimbabwe police block opposition-led protest in Gweru
The EU, together with the US, Britain and other Western nations, said the recent harassment and intimidation of rights defenders was a cause for great concern.
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Zimbabwe deploys security forces over banned march
Soldiers and armed police on horseback and in trucks patrolled the central business district and most of the high-density suburbs.
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Protests over shacks demolition flare up again in Lenasia South
Motorists have been urged to avoid the R558 and K43 as protesters were throwing stones at passing vehicles.
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1 killed, municipal property damaged in Ratanda protests
Community members have been protesting since Monday over power outages.
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Zandile Gumede’s supporters unfazed, vow to continue demonstrations
The eThekwini municipality was granted an urgent interdict, restraining the demonstrators from engaging in any act of disruption or unlawful demonstration in the Durban CBD.
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Stellenbosch backyard dwellers protest over land, services
The Stellenbosch Backyard Dwellers Forum said deputy mayor Nyaniso Jindela met with protesters on Tuesday morning and promised to get back to them later this week.
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Doornkop residents barricade R558 in Soweto over electricity cuts
Motorists have been urged to avoid the area, as the street has been blocked off with debris.
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Travellers warned to be cautious in Plettenberg Bay due to protests
Police officers have been making their presence felt in Qolweni since chaos erupted on Tuesday night.
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Jakarta governor says six dead in Indonesia post-election unrest
Protests on Tuesday by supporters of Widodo’s challenger for the presidency, former general Prabowo Subianto, started peacefully but turned violent in the evening, forcing police to fire tear gas to disperse the crowd.
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'We want to stay here': Rabie Ridge protest intensifies
There was a standoff between protesters and police which prompted officers to fire rubber bullets in an attempt to control the situation.
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ANC WC wants inquiry into deaths of teen Caledon protesters
Two Caledon teens were shot dead while demonstrating for improved service delivery and houses last week.
