Countries

Seven years without water: Coronationville residents force City of Joburg to act

Cape Town – Angry residents of Coronationville in Johannesburg took to the streets this week, burning tyres and blockading... Read more

12 Sep

Countries

Police fire rubber bullets, stun grenades and tear gas at Joburg water protest

A protester in Westbury, Johannesburg holds his hands in the air as police approach. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee By Ihsaan... Read more

11 Sep

Countries

Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s biggest dam, drawing Egyptian protest

Guba – Ethiopia inaugurated the continent’s largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday in what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called a... Read more

10 Sep

Business

WATCH | MK Party shuts down Durban streets — protests hit firms hiring illegal foreigners

Durban – MK Party supporters brought traffic to a halt on Durban’s South Coast Road on Friday during a... Read more

29 Aug

Countries

South Africa’s service delivery crisis: why protesters are using more militant tactics

Kenny Chiwarawara, University of Johannesburg Post-apartheid South Africa is characterised by frequent public protests. On average, between 2007 and... Read more

28 Aug

Countries

Gqeberha protesters torch bus, stone truck, demanding electricity

Protesters torched a bus in Westville, Gqeberha. Photos: Thamsanqa Mbovane By Thamsanqa Mbovane Protests erupted in two informal settlements... Read more

27 Aug

Countries

Home Affairs building in flames as eviction protest turns violent

Cape Town – Tensions over mass evictions in Germiston, Ekurhuleni, boiled over into violence when the Department of Home... Read more

12 Aug

World

Thousands protest in Tel Aviv against Israeli govt move to expand Gaza war

Tel Aviv – Thousands took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday to call for an end to... Read more

11 Aug

Countries

5 Pupils arrested after torching school over timetable tiff

Johannesburg – Five pupils from Thuto-Lefa Secondary School in Munsieville, Krugersdorp, have been arrested for allegedly setting fire to... Read more

7 Aug

Countries

Students march over unpaid NSFAS fees

Students from Ekurhuleni West TVET College protested on Tuesday over unpaid NSFAS payments. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro By Kimberly Mutandiro... Read more

31 Jul