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South African security forces said on Monday that 87 people had been arrested in the last 12 hours across the country over public violence ahead of planned ...

Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Parliament said in a statement on Sunday that the South African military would deploy 3,474 troops for a month until April 17 to prevent and combat crime in cooperation with the police. The EFF has called for a national shutdown to protest crippling power cuts and demand the resignation of President Cyril Ramaphosa.

South African security forces say 87 people had been arrested in the last 12 hours across the country over public violence before planned protests by the ...

There have also been arrests in other provinces such as Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape. Parliament said in a statement on Sunday that the South African military would deploy 3,474 soldiers for a month until April 17 to prevent and combat crime in cooperation with the police. The arrests come before a planned protest by South Africa’s third-largest party against the country’s economic woes.

South African police on Monday (local time) monitored protests by the country's leftist Economic Freedom Fighters party, which is demanding the resignation ...

[loadshedding (power cuts)](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/africa/300443888/amid-blackouts-south-africas-ruling-party-of-27-years-is-losing-its-grip) is affecting all of us. “At least 24,300 tyres have been confiscated by law enforcement agencies. [President Cyril Ramaphosa](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/africa/300769452/south-african-president-reelected-leader-of-ruling-anc-party).

Members of the political party Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) gather at Church Square after calling for a "National Shutdown" and demanding that President ...

All the stealing, all the tarnishing of properties," she said as she skipped rope with a friend on the lawns south of Ramaphosa's office. "They don't do anything for us," Boquopane said of the government. Parliament announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa had authorized the deployment of 3,474 soldiers to assist police. "The EFF has every right to protest, but the party has no right to hold South Africa hostage in doing so," DA leader John Steenhuisen said. "We are tired of load shedding," he added, a reference to the electricity blackouts, echoing the "Down with Loadshedding" on the sign he was carrying. EFF spokesman Sinawo Tambo told AFP that concerns over looting and violence were "baseless" and accused the authorities of using excessive force by deploying the army in a bid to intimidate supporters.

Police call up reserves and reinforce security around government buildings ahead of planned protest.

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South African police on Monday monitored protests by the country's leftist Economic Freedom Fighters party, which is demanding the resignation of President ...

“All South Africans should be protesting with us right now because loadshedding (power cuts) is affecting all of us. “At least 24,300 tires have been confiscated by law enforcement agencies. The party urged all South Africans to participate in a national shutdown but there was limited response in most of the country’s major cities.

South African police on Monday monitored protests by the country's leftist Economic Freedom Fighters party, which is demanding the resignation of President ...

“All South Africans should be protesting with us right now because loadshedding (power cuts) is affecting all of us. “At least 24,300 tires have been confiscated by law enforcement agencies. The party urged all South Africans to participate in a national shutdown but there was limited response in most of the country’s major cities.

March 21 is known around the world as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a solemn reminder of a brutal massacre that took ...

"We are asking everyone to call March 21 by its proper name: the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination." And it's certainly not focusing on the diversity of people's experiences and inequalities and injustices," she says. "We do actually need a different word. it's more focusing on the unity, rather than the diversity. It's not just about celebrating the lovely aspects of culture. my history, so that then I remember those who passed on the day," she says. There used to be a minister for immigration and multiculturalism, but the Those things don't fit into a harmony framework." By lunchtime, the crowd had grown to thousands of people. Since then, the day has been an opportunity for successive governments to promote events and celebrations that highlight multicultural success stories and belonging. "It was actually a deliberate political move. Organisers had urged demonstrators to leave their passes at home, which was against the law, positing that it wouldn't be possible to arrest thousands of people.