South Africa– Blue Sky Publications (Pty) Ltd T/A TheSouthAfrican Number: 2005/028472/07. The second photo was taken in Nigeria in October 2020 during the #EndSARS protests against police brutality. The pandemic has exposed socio-economic weaknesses resulting from poor policy implementation and a … ... Truck drivers have taken to the streets, to protest against the hiring of their foreign counterparts. Former public protector Thuli Madonsela has been battling the EFF on their form of ‘peaceful protest' at Clicks stores. SHARE. BURNING FOREIGN OWNED BUSINESSES. During the lockdown period of 27 March to 31 July 2020, a total of 511 protests were recorded. Jacob S Lewis. Protests in South Africa against Ethiopia fighting. By GERALD IMRAY November 20, 2020 GMT. There are uncomfortable parallels between the United States in 2020 and South Africa in the dying days of white rule. By Kailene Pillay And Sakhiseni Nxumalo Jun 15, 2020 thesouthafrican.com is a division of Blue Sky Publications Ltd. Reproduction without permission prohibited. South African police use tear gas on protest over race. Activists who were arrested during protests in Cape Town on Saturday have been released on a warning to return to ... After police clashed with GBV and farm attack protesters in Cape Town on Saturday, police arrested 18 people on a ... Nathaniel Julius, 16, from Eldorado Park was allegedly gunned down by police officers on Wednesday 26 August. Share. 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Jacob S Lewis. A man wearing chains joins a protest rally in front of the U.S. Consulate General in Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday, June 8, 2020. 2020-08-06. While the union is demanding an 8% wage increase, Bombela Operating Company (BOC), which runs Gautrain is only offering 4%. If you haven’t yet heard of the Move One Million march scheduled for Saturday, we suggest you get acquainted. South African farmers protest attacks AFP 8/18/2020. The FF Plus claims the Senekal protest, which took place on Tuesday 6 October, was not violent and lawless. Julius Malema, leader of South Africa's opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters, kneels during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd. This news comes after a week of protests led by farmworkers over workers’ rights and better wages subsided with Congress repealing the Agrarian Promotion Law. The silence has ... Police are monitoring two protests in Hout Bay and Philippi East. Protests erupt in South Africa over controversial ad featuring Black hair By Brent Swails and Aisha Salaudeen, CNN 9/8/2020. Police officers were called to the R104 just past Hans Strydom Road after protests spilled onto the major carriageway. The EFF said the court interdict has not declared its Clicks protests illegal. Student protests are endemic in South Africa. SAPS are battling to calm the situation and ensure that traffic disruptions remain at a minimum on Monday. Angry Nigerians living in South Africa march against their country’s government failures By Carien Du Plessis • 22 October 2020 Protesters picket outside the Nigerian embassy in Pretoria. The North West town of Lichtenburg is looking like a warzone on Friday - with protesters causing anarchy on the ... One woman was shot dead as violent protesters proceeded to loot a trucking business near Old Paarl Road on Saturday, ... Amid ongoing unrest in Zimbabwe, Ramaphosa has appointed special envoys to identify possible ways in which South Africa may assist. The latest incident comes just a week after another Golden Arrow bus was torched by protesters in Philipi. 12 Oct 2020 ‘Racist’ shampoo advertisement sparks protests in South Africa. Copy link. Residents say they've had no water delivered for two weeks and are demanding that President Cyril Ramaphosa address them on ... People from several Gauteng communities marched through central Johannesburg under the banner of the Gauteng Housing Crisis Committee (GHCC). DW News South African schools reopen amid protests. In 2018, the EFF also led protests at Swedish retail giant H&M's stores in South Africa over an online advert that showed a black child wearing a "coolest monkey in the jungle" sweatshirt. 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