Countries

Tanzania streets deserted as heavy security spooks protesters

Dar es Salaam –  Tanzania’s biggest city was deserted on Tuesday, with a heavy security presence apparently deterring planned... Read more

10 Dec

Countries

Police fire stun grenades at PAGAD protesters

Police fired stun grenades as tensions reached boiling point during a march against gang violence led by PAGAD in... Read more

7 Oct

Countries

Cape Town protesters throw human faeces, burn debris

Protesters from the 18th Avenue, Gate 7, and Olympic informal settlements blocked busy Voortrekker Road near Maitland cemetery and... Read more

15 Sep

Technology

Rights group says US uses AI to target pro-Palestinian protesters

San Francisco – Amnesty International on Wednesday accused US authorities of using artificial intelligence tools from Palantir and Babel... Read more

21 Aug

Countries

Protesters throw human waste outside clinic and torch vehicles

Police chase protesters away after an Algoa bus was torched in Wells Estate in Gqeberha on Tuesday. Protesters are... Read more

17 Jul

Countries

Thousands of Kenyans take to the streets for protest anniversary

Nairobi – Thousands of protesters took to Kenya’s streets on Wednesday to mark a year since people stormed parliament... Read more

25 Jun

Countries

Motorbike-riding ‘goons’ attack Kenya protesters

Nairobi – Hundreds of men armed with whips and clubs attacked groups of protesters in Kenya on Tuesday as... Read more

17 Jun

Countries

A year on, Kenyan protesters divided on path forward

Nairobi – A year on from landmark protests over taxes and corruption, Kenya’s youth remains undeterred by a violent police... Read more

10 Jun

Countries

Hundreds march to Johannesburg mayor’s office demanding houses

Protestors outside the Johannesburg mayor’s offices in Braamfontein, demanding government housing. Photo: Silver Sibiya. By Silver Sibiya More than... Read more

29 Mar

Countries

Protesters block West Rand roads, demanding schools, clinic and a police station

Fleurhof residents blocked roads with burning tyres on Tuesday. Photos: Silver Sibiya By Silver Sibiya Hundreds of protesters from... Read more

2 Oct, 2024