Several buildings, including the Diazville Community Hall, its office and a private residence, were torched during violent demonstrations on Thursday morning. The area’s community health clinic was also torched. Police say a group of about 5,000 people took to the streets in protest, burning tyres and pelting stones at officers. An office at the Tabakbaai..
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Police deployed to Saldanha bay following protests – From investigations it seems that these protests are being fueled by outsiders
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Protesters Erect Shack Outside Helen Zille’s Residence
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A small group of protesters have erected a shack and are demonstrating in front of Premier Helen Zille’s residence. The protesters have told Eyewitness News that nothing is being done in their communities. Some of their major concerns are land and housing. Amanda Makolwa, a resident of Cross Roads in Philippi, says that the government..
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Premier Helen Zille’s colonialism tweets forced her out of the Western Cape legislature on Thursday
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During a debate on the impact of gang violence on service delivery in the Western Cape‚ Zille protested to speaker Sharna Fernandez when EFF MPL Bernard Joseph said gangsterism was a result of colonialism‚ “which the premier says is a good thing”. The premier said: “No one may wilfully and knowingly mislead this house. And..
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