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Police and the City of Cape Town’s law enforcement arrested and dispersed Khayelitsha protesters outside the civic centre on Thursday. The protesters had blocked off all the entrances to the centre. (Photo by: ESA ALEXANDER)

WATCH | Police clash with Khayelitsha protesters outside Cape Town Civic Centre

Police fired stun grenades as clashes turned violent when protesters blocked all entrances to the Cape Town Civic Centre on Thursday morning. Hundreds of Khayelitsha shack dwellers arrived at sunrise at the civic centre, where the mayor…

Police statement on savage attack on racehorses in Port Elizabeth

Colonel Priscilla Naidu sent out the following statement this afternoon. “Angry protestors harm racehorses at stables in Port Elizabeth” “A mob of about 150-200 protestors from the Fairview Informal settlement stormed onto the property of…

Masked protesters disrupt a lecture at Nelson Mandela University (NMU) on Tuesday.Image: Supplied

Masked protesters frighten NMU students

Armed with bricks, a group of masked students spent most of Tuesday morning chasing Nelson Mandela University (NMU) students from lectures and setting off fire alarms. Similar scenes played out on Monday evening. Shortly after the…

An investigation is under way after arsonists set the KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs office (Cogta) in Mayville, Durban, alight on Thursday morning. The attack comes after days of protests in the area over land.Image: Supplied

Protesters burn down KZN Cogta office

Protesters, described as land invaders and informal shack dwellers, burned down the KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) office in Durban, early on Thursday morning. Cogta said its Mayville office, which…

Human chain blocking traffic in Durban.Image: Supplied

Human chain brings traffic to a halt

Police are negotiating with a group of about 50 protesters who have brought traffic to a standstill on Durban’s M4 highway. Ethekwini metro spokesman Senior Superintendent Parboo Sewpersad said the Public Order Police Unit has asked the…