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The 2021 South African unrest, also known as the July 2021 riots, [23] the Zuma unrest [24] or Zuma riots, [25] was a wave of civil unrest that occurred in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces from 9 to 18 July 2021, sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma for contempt of court.
The number of protests reached an all-time high in 2010–2011 [2] and then a further all time post-apartheid peak in July 2012 [20] with more protests occurring in the Western Cape than in any other province [21] and just under half of all protests occurring in shack settlements. [22]
The 2023 South African National Shutdown was a protest held by the political party Economic Freedom Fighters on 20 March 2023, the day before Human Rights Day. [8] [4] [9] [10] [11] The EFF called for the resignation of President Cyril Ramaphosa and an end to load-shedding.
The 1973 Durban strikes are widely cited by academics as a turning point in South Africa's industrial relations system as it gave rise to the black trade union movement [10] [3] [2] [11] and was a major step forward in the struggle to build a mass democratic opposition to apartheid which played a central role in the struggle for the ...
Other protesters entered a beer hall and destroyed beer and other property. The police dispersed the protesters and maintained surveillance throughout the evening. By 18 June 1959, demonstrations had spread to Dalton Road and Victoria Street in the city of Durban. This area is now part of the Liberation Heritage Route. [12]
Kenya’s president calls protests ‘treasonous’ after police fire live rounds at demonstrators Larry Madowo, Stephanie Busari, Catherine Nicholls and Sugam Pokharel, CNN June 25, 2024 at 5:49 PM
As they shared live updates, the journalists appeared candid about the emotional and physical toll that covering the protests and the administration’s response had on them.
Family of slained teen urge for unrest to ‘calm down’