Violent protests
[Source: Anadolu Agency by Hassan Isilow.]
Frequent labor and service delivery protests in South Africa are discouraging investors in the country, experts warned. Read more
[Source: Daily Maverick by David Bruce.]
By 16:00 on 16 August 2012, 17 striking miners had been fatally killed in Marikana. Thirty minutes later, another 17 lay dead at the infamous Scene 2. If we dissect what happened at the “small koppie”, the National Intervention Unit must be held accountable. Read more
[Source: Mail & Guardian by Sarah Smit.]
Six years after the Marikana massacre, it has emerged that striking mine workers did not attack police at “the small koppie”, despite police testimony of protesters having shot at police. Read more
[Source: Moneyweb by Ciaran Ryan.]
SA is over-governed. We have 35 ministers, 37 if you count the president and his deputy. There are also 37 deputy ministers, and 9 provinces with a combined 100 MECs (members of the executive council) and administrations. Then there are the 263 municipalities, operating another layer of bureaucracy. Read more