Crisis in South Africa: No to a military solution
Statement by Keep Left What started as a protest against the arrest of former African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob...
Burning and looting
Urgently safeguard people’s access to healthcare, healthcare workers and medical supplies as social unrest deepens in South Africa
Statement by Doctors Without Borders Doctors Without Borders (MSF) notes with deep concern the ongoing social unrest in two provinces...
Riots in South Africa: the poor lash out
By Ben Morken Over the last few days two of South Africa’s most economically important provinces have been rocked by...
C19PC Statement on Recent Civil Unrest – SA Deserves More
Statement issued by the Covid-19 People's Coalition So many of our people in South Africa are hungry and landless, and...
Under investigation: Twelve masterminds planned and executed insurrection on social media, then lost control after looting spree
By Ferial Haffajee More than 70 people have died, at least 1,354 people have been arrested and 12 ringleaders are...
Alex radio station trashed and looted
By Ramatamo Sehoai Recent destruction of businesses and mass looting on a grand scale took a very nasty turn when...
South Africa in flames: spontaneous outbreak or insurrection?
Private armed security officers take a position near a burning barricade during a joint operation with South African Police Service...
Rioting leaves KZN township at a loss
By Naledi Sikhakhane Shopping bags, shoe boxes, rice, potatoes and other goods lie all over the Hammarsdale Junction Mall in...
Protest politics: ANC members who instigated Free Zuma campaign nowhere to be found on the ground
By Rebone Tau The Free Zuma campaign has elements of criminality and thuggery; these are not protests as we know...
Durban food riots turn the wheel of history
By New Frame At the time of writing the riots engulfing Durban and other towns in KwaZulu-Natal, and also present...
