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Service Delivery Protests

Joburg and Durban residents fume over municipal hikes
National
/ 21 May 2025

Joburg and Durban residents fume over municipal hikes

Ratepayers have raised concern that proposed property rates, electricity and water tariff hikes present an affordability crisis

By Lyse Comins
Protestors set trucks alight on Durban highway
National
/ 3 July 2023

Protestors set trucks alight on Durban highway

Last month, protestors angry over constant electricity blackouts torched a car

By Lyse Comins
Ramaphosa’s energy plan does not mean cheaper electricity
National
/ 4 August 2022

Ramaphosa’s energy plan does not mean cheaper electricity

Experts warn that if Eskom and government does not come to grips with the tariff problem, continued social unrest is inevitable

By Sarah Smit
Coalition of the disastrous with the unpalatable
Opinion
/ 25 November 2021

Coalition of the disastrous with the unpalatable

What do the outcomes of the local government polls portend for the general elections in 2024?

By Mzukisi Qobo
Editorial: Unrest death count the highest in more than 180 years
Editorial
/ 29 July 2021

Editorial: Unrest death count the highest in more than 180 years

We need a commission of inquiry to find the central characters in the tragic event that played out in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

By Editorial
Editorial: Last week’s unrest: Who is left to clean up the mess?
Editorial
/ 22 July 2021

Editorial: Last week’s unrest: Who is left to clean up the mess?

Once again, people of all races, religions and ages have come together to sort out the devastation that can largely be laid at the doorstep of our government

By Editorial
End of Ace machinery in Free State — Dukwana
Politics
/ 10 June 2021

End of Ace machinery in Free State — Dukwana

The suspended secretary general’s arch-nemesis Mxolisi Dukwana said the Magashule you see now is not the Magashule he knew then

By Lizeka Tandwa
The lockdown: South Africa’s test of its democracy
Article
/ 30 March 2020

The lockdown: South Africa’s test of its democracy

How South African citizens, the police and the army, and politicians behave during the 21-day lockdown will have far-reaching implications for our democracy

By Zaheera Jinnah
Ramaphosa addresses Alexandra, says he thought Mashaba would have come first
Article
/ 11 April 2019

Ramaphosa addresses Alexandra, says he thought Mashaba would have come first

Speaking at Alexandra Stadium on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa told residents the area “is not a dumping ground”

By Aaisha Dadi Patel
Kimberley rocked by ‘R260 riot’
Article
/ 15 July 2018

Kimberley rocked by ‘R260 riot’

Protest action in the Sol Plaatje municipality has been attributed to the mayor’s imposition of a R260 electricity tariff

By Staff Reporter
Mr Ramaphosa, this is how to get the country working
Article
/ 25 April 2018

Mr Ramaphosa, this is how to get the country working

Address the clear shortcomings at the local government level, starting with simplification, accountability and an appropriate workforce

By Philip Machanick
How corruption is fraying SA’s social and economic fabric
Article
/ 13 July 2017

How corruption is fraying SA’s social and economic fabric

Reversing the effects of state decay on the poor will take short and long term interventions.

By Staff Reporter
Editorial: Protests show that nothing has changed
Article
/ 12 May 2017

Editorial: Protests show that nothing has changed

The government’s consistent failure to deliver basic services timeously, and its failure to communicate effectively, sets the course of protests.

By Editorial
Twenty-three people live in a two-bedroom flat in Eldos
Article
/ 12 May 2017

Twenty-three people live in a two-bedroom flat in Eldos

Three families in too little space: "We literally fight for this room."

By Caroline Vakil and Govan Whittles
‘Uprising’ prediction comes true
Article
/ 12 May 2017

‘Uprising’ prediction comes true

In the same week the UN was looking into claims that coloured people were gatvol, rioting erupted.

By Govan Whittles
New stats show that nine out of 11 protests a day are peaceful
Article
/ 7 June 2016

New stats show that nine out of 11 protests a day are peaceful

Policy decisions such as public policing are based on misinterpreted data, skewing budget allocations.

By Phillip De Wet
Service delivery protests set for new highs this election year
Article
/ 18 May 2016

Service delivery protests set for new highs this election year

Municipal IQ, a body that collects data on protests staged against municipalities says the number of demonstrations are worrisome.

By Staff Reporter
The rainbow is dead – beware the fire, SA
Analysis
/ 3 March 2016

The rainbow is dead – beware the fire, SA

South Africa has been engulfed in a cacophony of contestation as anger bubbles to the surface of our unequal society.

By Richard Pithouse
Desperate and divided, SA is gatvol
Article
/ 11 February 2016

Desperate and divided, SA is gatvol

The big question is: Will people vote for another party, or will it be protests and strikes as usual?

By Staff Reporter
Rent-seeking is gobbling up our economy
Article
/ 10 September 2015

Rent-seeking is gobbling up our economy

When the politically connected keep gorging at the trough, bona fide black talent is kept back, writes William Gumede.

By William Gumede
Behind community protests in the platinum belt
Article
/ 5 August 2015

Behind community protests in the platinum belt

Who is responsible for the backlash? A research paper unravels the nexus of land ownership, traditional authority and mining elite interests.

By Sarah Evans
ANC squirms over voter discontent
Article
/ 30 July 2015

ANC squirms over voter discontent

The ruling party has admitted it failed to follow its own advice – but now there’s a real sense of urgency as people’s patience wears thin.

By Qaanitah Hunter
Cosatu set the right tone in its public-sector wage negotiations
Article
/ 4 June 2015

Cosatu set the right tone in its public-sector wage negotiations

Trade unions should learn that destroying property doesn’t achieve the most desired living wage.

By Siphiwe Mgcinaxxxx
Road tender said to be at heart of Kuruman violence
Article
/ 15 April 2015

Road tender said to be at heart of Kuruman violence

The Northern Cape, with its abundance of unpaved tracks, is riddled with disputes over the awarding of lucrative infrastructure contracts.

By Sarah Evans
More to Brits protests than meets the eye
Article
/ 19 March 2015

More to Brits protests than meets the eye

Lootings, shootings and blockades of burning tyres show the mounting frustration in North West townships over poor service delivery.

By Staff Reporter
Seven ways in which our government abuses black people
Article
/ 5 March 2015

Seven ways in which our government abuses black people

The real problem between black and white South Africans is not white people’s attitude, but the government’s desertion of black people.

By Staff Reporter
Mohlakeng protesters: The president is failing us
Article
/ 5 February 2015

Mohlakeng protesters: The president is failing us

Mohlakeng residents say their march for improved service delivery was peaceful, and claim the mayor instructed police to shoot rubber bullets at them.

By Thuletho Zwane
Zuma has a bad story to tell
Article
/ 5 February 2015

Zuma has a bad story to tell

Ahead of elections and President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address, the ruling party has admitted it messed up and broke many promises.

By Qaanitah Hunter, Mmanaledi Mataboge and Thulani Gqirana
Editorial: Zuma, the people tweet ‘deliver’
Article
/ 5 February 2015

Editorial: Zuma, the people tweet ‘deliver’

The voters’ patience is waning, even turning violent.

By Editorial
EFF accused of wreaking havoc in Mohlakeng, N4 closed
Article
/ 4 February 2015

EFF accused of wreaking havoc in Mohlakeng, N4 closed

Party members have been accused of setting municipal buildings in Mohlakeng alight as protesters stoned motorists and barricaded the N4 near Mooinooi.

By Sapa
Situation in Majakaneng remains tense after protests
Article
/ 4 February 2015

Situation in Majakaneng remains tense after protests

Police are monitoring Majakaneng in the North West where protesters have been stoning passing vehicles, resulting in road closures.

By Sapaxxxx
Malamulele school in Limpopo set alight, despite lockdown
Article
/ 3 February 2015

Malamulele school in Limpopo set alight, despite lockdown

Forensic teams will investigate the scene in the town of Malamulele in Limpopo, which has been brought to a standstill after month-long protests.

By Sapa
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