Calm restored in Olievenhoutbosch after protests: Police say calm has been restored to Olievenhoutbosch, near Midrand, after violence erupted during a protest against poor service delivery. Read the full article by here: Articles relating to Places | johannesburg Submit and get free press releases here: MyPR Free Press Release. Click HERE to submit your Johannesburg or Gauteng … [Read more...] about Calm restored in Olievenhoutbosch after protests
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SA News: Police Fire Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets To Break Up Anti-Immigrant Protests In South Africa
Police Fire Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets To Break Up Anti-Immigrant Protests In South Africa: The US is not the only country undergoing social upheaval and polarization over its treatment of foreigners. On Friday, police in South Africa fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon to disperse rival protest marches in the capital Pretoria, after ... Source: "South Africa" - … [Read more...] about SA News: Police Fire Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets To Break Up Anti-Immigrant Protests In South Africa
Obama could have done more for Africa by supporting pro-democracy protests | The Conversation
Obama could have done more for Africa by supporting pro-democracy protests: Mass protests in Burkina Faso forced Blaise Compaoré to step down after 27 years in power Reuters/Joe PenneyFormer US president Barack Obama often reminded audiences that his presidency was made possible by the brave men, women, and children of the civil rights movement. They had bolstered America’s … [Read more...] about Obama could have done more for Africa by supporting pro-democracy protests | The Conversation
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): UN rights experts urge end to ‘unjustified’ ban on protests
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): UN rights experts urge end to ‘unjustified’ ban on protests: A group of United Nations human rights experts* has called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to lift an “unjustified” ban on protests in the capital, Kinshasa, amid social discontent over delayed presidential elections. The ban was … [Read more...] about Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): UN rights experts urge end to ‘unjustified’ ban on protests
South Africa’s #feesmustfall protests: some inconvenient truths | The Conversation
South Africa's #feesmustfall protests: some inconvenient truths: South Africa's student protests are raising difficult issues, some of which are not being debated openly. Reuters/Siphiwe SibekoThere are a number of inconvenient truths about South Africa’s ongoing #FeesMustFall protests that remain under-stated, or at worst unstated. High on the under-stated list is the … [Read more...] about South Africa’s #feesmustfall protests: some inconvenient truths | The Conversation
