Protesters massed on Charlotte’s streets for a third night as pressure mounted on authorities to release a video that could resolve different accounts of the latest police killing of a black man in the United States. Demonstrators on Thursday chanted “release the tape” and “we want the tape” while briefly[…]
As the resurgence of #FeesMustFall protests sweeps campuses around the country, Muslim youth activists believe Muslim students should not stand on the side lines of the struggle for free education. Some universities have been shut down this week as students renew calls for government to scrap tertiary fees, amid criticism[…]
With at least 30 civilians killed and dozens seriously wounded in firing by India’s armed forces, this disputed Himalayan region is again seething with rage. This time, however, the cause of Kashmiris’ rise in anger isn’t human rights violations by security forces, but the killing of a popular rebel commander,[…]
While political parties are gearing up to the Local Municipal Elections, the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) election preparations are in full swing. With voters taking to the polls on August 3, 2016, recent protests in Tshwane have increased concern that the IEC electoral process will be disrupted. Speaking to VOC,[…]
Opponents of Donald Trump have clashed with police in the capital of New Mexico State where the presidential hopeful held a meeting with supporters in the Albuquerque Convention Center. Mounted police used pepper spray and at least one arrest was made. The demonstrators opposing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee have[…]
At least two people died Monday when Kenya’s police shot, beat and tear gassed demonstrators across the country who called for the electoral commission to be dissolved due to allegations of bias and corruption. The two were shot dead in Siaya County, in western Kenya on the shore of Lake[…]
Greek MPs have voted in favor of new austerity measures, including pension cuts, tax hikes, and new taxes on internet and TV. Clashes with police broke out as thousands in Athens protested the moves that Greece’s creditors have been demanding. Late on Sunday night, the Greek Parliament adopted controversial pension[…]
Hang in there, University of the Free State vice chancellor Jonathan Jansen has advised Rhodes University rector Sizwe Mabizela. “All of us (vice chancellors) have struggled. One feels reluctant to tell a colleague what he has to do. Sizwe and I are very good friends. We talk at points in[…]
Roads around Dunoon in Cape Town were closed on Tuesday morning as protests continued in the informal settlement. It was the second day of closures as roads were closed on Monday morning because of the protests‚ which began the night before and left foreign shop owners’ businesses looted and damaged.[…]
Angry Khayelitsha residents marched to the police station on Wednesday to demand cops step up their investigation into the disappearance of Anelisa Dulaze. The young woman went missing on January 31, when she went out with friends to celebrate her 21st birthday. Anelisa was last seen at a tavern in[…]
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