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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.
Signs of spontaneous community self-organisation have emerged on Gauteng’s volatile East Rand as service delivery anger continues to boil.
President Jacob Zuma apparently doesn’t have time to deal with the service delivery protests racking the country.
Lack of municipal capacity and poor communication by government officials are key contributors to the surge of recent service delivery protests.