EFF, Saftu, PAC declare shutdown a success
There was no looting or any of the public violence that occupied media attention in the build-up to the shutdown.
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Qolani sues the City of Cape Town for R1,4- million
Residents of particularly informal settlements founded on vacant land during the 2020-2022 lockdown, say that they are subjected to constant harassment by law enforcement officers.
Sex workers decry police abuse and call for decriminalisation of their work
Sex workers remain vulnerable to abuse and when police are so often the perpetrators, they have little to no protection from the law.
Nkandla style policing for all! – a call from activists
Civil society call for the police restraint and de-escalation shown in Nkandla be extended to all protesters.
Protests against police brutality in Eswatini
The SUDF and other political formations in Eswatini are calling for an end to police brutality.
Swaziland United Democratic Front condemns police brutality
Not only are police accused of killing a student, they fired teargas and live ammunition to disperse his memorial service.
SAFTU slams “heavy handedness” of the police in Cape Town
The South African Federation of Trade Unions has condemned the excessive police deployment against the federation’s march in Cape Town in support of their national […]
Why heavy-handed policing won’t work for lockdowns in highly unequal countries
Many African countries have imposed lockdown measures stricter than countries in Europe and Asia in a bid to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. […]
Zimbabweans and South Africans unite against state brutality in Zimbabwe
A group picketed outside the Zimbabwean embassy against state brutality in Zimbabwe.
No money to reconstruct scene at “Killing” Koppie
The authorities charged with investigating the perpetrators of the Marikana massacre are unable to the job for lack of funding – and evidently for a lack of political will.
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