2009-07-23 15:05:00 – The Argus
Remember the grainy television images of the 1980s of rocks and burning tyres in the streets, angry people throwing stones and petrol bombs and policemen firing into crowds?
Those scenes depicted United Democratic Front structures making the country ungovernable.
But we saw those same scenes again this past week. Read the rest of this entry »
September 16 2008 at 09:52AM
Orange Farm residents have taken their demands for proper sanitation, water and housing to the streets. Hundreds of residents barricaded the Golden Highway with burning tyres and rocks on Monday, making it difficult for motorists to pass through.
Community leader Bricks Makolo said the residents were supposed to have a meeting with the ward councillor, Meisie Msimango, on Sunday to discuss their grievances. He claimed the residents waited until 11am and she did not come. “The residents got angry and decided to take action. Read the rest of this entry »
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