Special Report: Protests

Special Report: Protests

The recent protests have got the country talking – and the reactions are mixed. In this series of special reports, Terence Pillay goes behind the scenes on a frightening time in our country’s politics.

 

South Africa has a reputation of having one of the highest rates of protests in the world. And according to the Institute of Race Relations, there has been a 96% increase in social protests in South Africa since 2010. In fact in the last eight years, it has been estimated that more than two million people have taken to the street in protest.
 
But why are we in the throes of such violence and destruction?
 

Find out here...


Part 1

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