Violent protests
[Source: http://mg.co.za/article/2014-07-10-the-jury-is-out-on-strike-violence by Phillip de Wet.]
In Pinetown, a security guard was stoned. In Kimberley, tyres burned in front of a factory entrance. In Wadeville on the East Rand, women were beaten. In Krugersdorp on the West Rand, workers were told they would face consequences “like Marikana” should they cross the picket line. Read more
[Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201407142227.html by Mandy de Waal.]
Activist-cum-political contender Mametlwe Sebei says news editors are actively excluding socialist issues from the public discourse. Jane Duncan of Rhodes says editors squash or are threatened by socialist ideas. Mandy de Waal looked into their claims. Read more
[Source: http://mg.co.za/data/2014-04-28-taking-to-the-streets-who-is-protesting-and-why by Laura Grant.]
Who protests? Why do people protest? Has there been an increase in the number of service delivery demonstrations in the past few years? And who are the people protesting about service delivery? Data collected from seven municipalities was used to answer these four questions. The data, which are records of notifications sent by organisations intending to hold gatherings and protests in the past five years, was collected by a team led by Jane Duncan of Rhodes University’s school of journalism and media studies.
[Source: http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2014-04-27-human-rights-in-the-balance-20-years-of-south-africas-democracy/#.U10WArmKDIU by Noel Kututwa.]
[Source: http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-03-27-marikana-commission-a-cop-who-stands-for-truth-and-accountability/#.UzRtdLmKDIV by Greg Nicolson & Thapelo Lekgowa.]
It’s hard to imagine a story that could snatch headlines from Oscar Pistorius and Nkandla, but Lieutenant Colonel Salmon Vermaak has put the Marikana massacre back on the front page. The air-wing commander had a bird’s eye view of the events and having broken ranks with the top brass, he’s now flying solo. The dissident cop describes a Marikana operation of incompetence, brutality and cover-ups that reach the highest levels of South African policing. Read more