Infighting among the top brass in Mpumalanga stems from the police’s allegations of money-laundering and illegal mining cover-up
This is not a protest, it is a ripple effect of poverty
South Africa, of course, is no stranger to protest action, of both the peaceful and the unpeaceful variety
At a few polling stations, police and protesters contested the space around the facilities
A Kimberley resident who has been active in the looting of shops gives an account of her actions and voices her frustration with the municipality
The ANC and Boitumelong’s acting premier had to urge residents to remain calm after violent protests demanding their mayor and councillors resign.
Mass protests and the violent reaction of the state indicate that SA is in a period of possible rearticulation of politics, says Andile Mngxitama.
More than 50 protesters have been arrested in Bronkhorstspruit after a library and a house were set alight by angry residents.
The Madibeng municipality seems reluctant to appoint a permanent water technicican, despite the area having pump problems since August.
The ANC launches its manifesto, Cosatu charges Zwelinzima Vavi and Floyd Mayweather visits South Africa.
Two people have been killed and two more injured in a stand-off between protesters and police during a service delivery picket.
Furious Soweto residents have vowed to make the township ungovernable until the Premier of Gauteng addresses them on poor service delivery.
Individuals with ambitions of office are behind the violent protests which are common in the country, says State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele.
Sasol’s intimate involvement in the Free State town’s history means the company is a ghostly presence in the contemporary conflagration.
After three days of violent protests on the streets of Zamdela the government buckled and momentarily heeded the demands of residents in the area.
Public protector fails to get Northern Cape town to reopen schools that have been closed for months.
Deep-seated discontent over ward councillors in ANC-controlled areas continues to spill over into violent protests, most recently in Zandspruit.
Protests in Noordgesig were reaching an "explosive point" on Friday, the National Association for the Advancement of Affected People said.
Two provincial government teams to address address service delivery problems were introduced on Friday to Meqheleng residents in Ficksburg.
Two municipal buildings in Ficksburg were set alight by rioters on Thursday after the killing of a man allegedly by the police.
Grassroots members claim regional officials ignored their choice of candidates.
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/ 17 February 2011
The protest in the Mpumalanga township of Wesselton, near Ermelo, was suspended on Thursday, said a community leader.
National police commissioner Bheki Cele on Wednesday said more than 120 people had been arrested in Wesselton near Ermelo in Mpumalanga.
The African National Congress has condemned the violent protest in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, on Tuesday.