Tembisa protests
#Tembisa: If journalists are under attack, who will tell our stories?
Inside Eyewitness News held a roundtable discussion about the attacks on journalists when they cover protests.
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Tembisa residents set sights on rebuilding after violent protests
They took to the streets earlier this week to protest over service delivery issues.
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Tembisa residents say community protest could have been prevented
Four people died during disruptions sparked by service delivery protests earlier in the week.
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Tembisa returns to normal after Campbell promises to attend to grievances
Ekurhuleni Mayor Tania Campbell addressed residents at the Mehlareng Stadium in the township on Friday morning.
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Calm restored in protest-hit Tembisa ahead of Ekurhuleni mayor's address
Residents want Mayor of Ekurhuleni Tania Campbell and her mayoral committee to address water and electricity tariff hikes, among other service delivery issues.
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Ekurhuleni Mayor Campbell set to meet with Tembisa residents in wake of protests
Locals took to the streets in protest over the increase in water and electricity tariffs.
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Criminals have hijacked genuine concerns of Tembisa residents - MEC Maile
Service delivery protests, which led to the destruction of property in the East Rand township, have claimed at least four lives this week.
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[GALLERY] The aftermath of the Tembisa protests
Protesting community members blocked off roads around the township with burning tyres and rocks, saying that municipal rates are too high and unaffordable.
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Tembisa residents demand Ekurhuleni Mayor Tania Campbell address them
Gauteng Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile addressed the community on Wednesday afternoon and vowed to address their complaints, but some residents responded by lighting a fire and demanding to see Campbell.
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'Very little' municipality can do for protest-hit Tembisa - Lebogang Maile
Gauteng Cogta MEC Lebogang Maile said there is very little the municipality can do about grievances over electricity and water tariff increases.
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DA calls on Makhura to probe cause of violence during Tembisa protests
Local authorities have been counting the cost of the damages, with estimates suggesting that the city will have to fork out millions of rands to carry out repairs.
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Gauteng Cogta MEC Maile to visit protest-hit Tembisa to hear grievances
Four people died during the demonstrations over an increase in rates along with higher electricity prices.
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Amnesty International calls for probe into police’s response to Tembisa protests
Amnesty International has again called for an investigation into the public order policing unit and how they respond to protests and volatile situations, following the death of four people in Tembisa who were killed during protests that have rocked the area.
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Ekurhuleni authorities assessing damage caused during Tembisa protest
Protesters went on the rampage this week, with four people killed in the violence.
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Metro Police in Ekurhuleni say they're collecting intelligence in Tembisa
Many roads are reported to still be blockaded - but the situation appeared calmer on Tuesday.
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Family of man killed during Tembisa protest wants answers over his death
Pheta Molonyama is one of four people who was fatally wounded as residents demonstrated over exorbitant electricity prices on Monday.
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Some parts of Tembisa without power after sub-station torched during protest
The City of Ekurhuleni said that a sub-station was set alight on Monday when residents took to the streets demanding that Mayor Tania Campbell address their grievances in person.
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Eskom withdraws services from protest-hit Tembisa over safety concerns
While the situation in the township remains tense, the power utility said that it would only resume services when it was safe for their employees to work in the area again.
