Public Violence

Several people were arrested and stores looted after protests over expected food parcel deliveries at Mitchells Plain in Cape Town. Police spokesperson Brig Novela Potelwa said residents from Tafelsig took to the streets on Tuesday after…

“We must fix this. This cadre must be freed whatever it takes.” This is what transport minister Fikile Mbalula said after the Johannesburg magistrate’s court on Monday denied Fees Must Fall activist Kanya Cekeshe leave to appeal against…

It was a tough week for police in the Eastern Cape‚ who had to run for cover when they were stoned by protesters in Mlungisi‚ Stutterheim. This follows weeks of clashes between police and Mlungisi residents. Protests in the area started…