Durban protests spiralling out of control?

[Dave A]

Absolute chaos in my neck of the woods today.

[Dave A]

Protest action:- Please be aware that all the informal settlements in Effingham, Avoca, Seacowlake and Kenville are protesting , throwing stones at cars and blocking roads. SAPS is aware of this and are taking appropriate action
from Greenwood Park SAPS CPF on Facebook

Also - Municipal strike action is affecting the Durban City Centre, and there are reports of xenophobic attacks going down in the Isipingo area.

I never thought I'd be considering doing this ever again, but perhaps time to take out SASRIA cover?

[Dave A]

Just 200m up the road from my office -

[IanF]

Wow that is hectic, plus these protests do spread sometimes so this is worrying.
Sterkte Dave

[bones]

there has to come a time where violence
must be considered as attacks and not
be protected as "acting out" or getting
"the word out" how many people must
get hurt before it becomes criminal

this is not peaceful assembly

[Justloadit]

It may be that we have reached a point of restless supporters of the current government, who only know of destruction as a means to change, instead of using the ballot box.

[ians]

It turned into a feeding frenzy. Smash and crab as the fools sit in their cars and wait patiently for it to end. People watch as others are robbed right in front of them. There is no longer Buffel and Casper loads of SADF or UN peace keepers coming to save the day. Wake up people this is the reality of living in Africa.

[bones]

It turned into a feeding frenzy. Smash and crab as the fools sit in their cars and wait patiently for it to end. People watch as others are robbed right in front of them. There is no longer Buffel and Casper loads of SADF or UN peace keepers coming to save the day. Wake up people this is the reality of living in Africa.

and one of the many reasons why
i am going away hopefully next
year

[Dave A]

There seems little doubt our problems are escalating rather than going away

[Blurock]

In November 2012 NAFCOC held their annual conference in East London. There were a number of speakers who called on delegates and black people to "take back their townships and not to let shops and buildings to foreigners". They were told to chase the foreigners out of their townships. In March 2015 the Zulu king made a similar statement in a speech to the Pongolo community;

[W]e talk of people [South Africans] who do not want to listen, who do not want to work, who are thieves, child rapists and house breakers…. When foreigners look at them, they will say let us exploit the nation of idiots. As I speak you find their unsightly goods hanging all over our shops, they dirty our streets. We cannot even recognise which shop is which, there are foreigners everywhere. I know it is hard for other politicians to challenge this because they are after their votes. Please forgive me but this is my responsibility, I must talk, I cannot wait for five years to say this. As King of the Zulu Nation… I will not keep quiet when our country is led by people who have no opinion. It is time to say something. I ask our government to help us to fix our own problems, help us find our own solutions. We ask foreign nationals to pack their belongings and go back to their countries (loud cheers).