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900 service delivery protests in South Africa over six months


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Written by Guy Martin -
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South Africa recorded more than 900 service delivery protests in six months from August to January, according to Minister of Police Bheki Cele, as the pandemic did little to halt them.
According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) Incident Registration Information System (IRIS), a total of 909 protest actions took place from 1 August 2020 to 31 January 2021, Cele stated in response to a parliamentary question from Freedom Front Plus MP SF Du Toit.
“All the above-mentioned incidents were recorded as crowd management unrest-related incidents,” the response read.
The response added that a total of 657 persons were arrested from 1 August 2020 to 31 January for service delivery protest action incidents, in which illegal road closures were erected that infringed on the constitutional right of freedom of movement.

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Eradicating the myths that trigger xenophobic violence...

A concerted effort is needed to prevent attacks on migrants ahead of this year’s local elections. 

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Busting South Africa's xenophobic myths starts at grassroots


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Written by ISSAfrica -
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A concerted effort is needed to prevent attacks on irregular migrants ahead of this year’s local elections.
The past year has been deadly for African and Asian-born migrants in South Africa. And if past trends are anything to go by, it is about to become deadlier.
Shocking footage of attacks emerged on 8 March when several shops were looted and petrol-bombed in the Durban central business district. Two foreign-born migrants were hospitalised after the attacks. One of them, Abdul Balma, a street vendor for the past 15 years, was stabbed several times and his merchandise torched.

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