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Man dies after ‘running into’ armoured police truck in KwaMashu protest

Durban – A protester has died in KwaMashu, north of Durban, after being run over by a metro police armoured truck during a protest on Monday. According to reports by metro police, the man “ran into the armoured vehicle” and was severely injured. “The protesters got a car that took him for medical attention. The […]

Watch: Chaos in Chatsworth as protestors block off roads with burning tyres

Durban – There were chaotic scenes on the Higginson highway in Chatsworth on Friday morning when protesters blocked roads with burning tyres and logs. Over 200 community members, believed to be from an informal settlement called Summerfield, have been asking for proper houses, but in the process have disrupted traffic. Over 200 informal settlement residents

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WATCH: Roads strewn with rocks, debris following Cato Manor protest

Durban – A motorist from Cowies Hill that drove through Cato Manor this morning says while police cordoned off areas to traffic, she could see heaps of debris and rubbish leftover from protest action the night before. She says she was trying to get onto the N3 from Overport, after dropping her son off at

Mattresses set alight in Durban CBD

Protest breaks out, students set mattresses alight in Durban

Officers have been monitoring unruly behaviour allegedly by groups of university students – along Hospital Road, in the Durban South Beach area. The Metro Police’s Parboo Sewpersad says the unrest began last night. “Last night, at about 8.30pm, Durban Metro Police and Public Order Policing and operational staff was called to Hospital Road for a

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WATCH | DUT student killed in standoff with private security

A student has been killed after being shot at the Durban University of Technology’s Steve Biko Campus on Tuesday. The university and the EFF Students Command confirmed the student’s death. Philani Nduli, who is the provincial chairperson of the EFF Students Command, said the shooting happened as students and security guards clashed. “I don’t know

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