The death of a protester in Setsoto, Ficksburg, on Wednesday, apparently at the hands of riot police, is not an isolated incident.
The six policemen who allegedly beat a man to death during a protest in Ficksburg are still working but have been sent to other areas.
The fall-out from February’s violent service delivery protests in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, continues.
Honeydew was quiet on Thursday after Zandspruit residents took to the streets on Wednesday to protest against poor service delivery, police said.
A police officer was injured during a violent service delivery protest at the Zandspruit settlement near Honeydew on Wednesday.
Police fired rubber bullets at a group of protesting residents who had blocked off Beyers Naude drive near Honeydew on Wednesday morning.
One of the first things one notices when approaching Siyathemba township in Balfour is a white cross erected at the corner of Joe Slovo Road.
Police National Commissioner Bheki Cele will be visiting strife-torn Wesselton near Ermelo, the scene of violent service delivery protests.
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/ 15 February 2011
An e.tv cameraman was injured and a broadcast van damaged when protesters turned on him and a reporter in Wesselton on Tuesday, eNews reported.
The ANC Youth League has openly thrown its weight behind continuing service delivery protests in Khayelitsha township, which turned violent.
Thousands of people staged a march on Wednesday to protest against lavish spending on the Soccer World Cup and the sacking of security staff.
The City of Cape Town has reached a "crossroads" over the toilets destroyed in Khayelitsha this week, mayor Dan Plato said on Tuesday.
The Cabinet on Thursday condemned violent service-delivery protests and called on communities to behave responsibly.
Half a century after massacre that shifted course of South African history, township is still bristling with anger.
ANC claims that service delivery protests are being coordinated came under fire this week and, as Gauteng erupted in further protests.
Most protests are the reaction of people who have been raising issues for a long time without getting a response from relevant government structures.
Police fired rubber bullets at residents of Finetown, near the Grasmere Toll Plaza, on Thursday as waves of service delivery strikes hit Gauteng.
Service-delivery protests in Soweto on Thursday added to what has been a torrid week of community action in Gauteng.
The situation in Mamelodi East, in Tshwane, was quiet on Wednesday morning following violent protests earlier, police said.
Angry community members in Limpopo’s Greater Tubatse Municipality on Wednesday filed for permission to march in protest against the municipality.
SA police fired rubber bullets and water cannons on Tuesday to quell protests in Orange Farm near Johannesburg in which one policeman was shot.
Orange Farm vendors say the protests were hijacked by looters, including school children.
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/ 25 February 2010
The Cabinet reiterated its view on Thursday that violent protests and general lawlessness will not be tolerated.
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/ 23 February 2010
Foreigners’ shops were looted in Orange Farm during a service-delivery protest on Tuesday, police said.
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/ 23 February 2010
The Golden highway was opened to traffic on Tuesday following a violent protest on Monday that left a Johannesburg metro policeman injured.
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/ 19 February 2010
The many service-delivery protests in Mpumalanga have revealed problems with institutional capacity and leadership, Premier David Mabuza says.
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/ 17 February 2010
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela and Cooperative Governance Minister Sicelo Shiceka will on Thursday visit Siyathemba township in Balfour.
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/ 9 February 2010
Balfour was calm on Tuesday morning following violent protests on Monday, Mpumalanga police said.
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/ 20 October 2009
The government will not tolerate the violence that often accompanies service-delivery protests, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday.
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/ 16 October 2009
An important lesson President Jacob Zuma is learning during the resurgence of service delivery protests is that a charm offensive can go only so far.
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/ 15 October 2009
The acrid smell of burning tyres filled Sakhile township on Thursday as residents vowed violent protests until Jacob Zuma heeds their complaints.
President Jacob Zuma’s surprise visit to Balfour, Mpumalanga, in the wake of service delivery protests certainly ruffled a few feathers.