A rioter uses a door as a shield as he is fired on by a metro police officer during a protest at the Phomolong informal settlement, outside Pretoria, March 23, 2010. Reuters/Stringer
Posted on 03/23/2010 11:52:56 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
PHOMOLONG, South Africa (Reuters) – South African police fired buckshot on Tuesday to disperse township rioters who threw stones and looted shops to protest over poor housing and lack of rail services.
Hundreds of people in the Phomolong township near the South African capital Pretoria blocked roads with rocks and burning tires, in the latest attempt to persuade the government to supply much-needed infrastructure.
Scores of similar protests have taken place across the country in the past two months in scenes reminiscent of the apartheid-era.
"People have been trying to use formal ways with government, but been given a cold shoulder, so protests are just the best thing they can respond to," a protester told Reuters, before being chased away by a blast of buckshot.
Police Captain Johas Mahesu said the situation in Phomolong was under control, but his force would monitor the area.
"It's hard to tell what will happen next because it's on and off, but we have a strong contingency," he said.
Cape Town police said four bus drivers were slightly injured when their buses were stoned during a strike by minibus taxi operators in the city.
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quick, better build that high-speed rail system before we have rioting here too /sarc
lol another land of hope and change
A rioter uses a door as a shield as he is fired on by a metro police officer during a protest at the Phomolong informal settlement, outside Pretoria, March 23, 2010. Reuters/Stringer
Evil apartheid.....er, wait.
South Africa is following Zimbabwe’s lead, and we’re following South Africa. The dictators are winning.
What? I thought Mandela and the Marxist ANC already has saved everyone in S. Africa?
Odd, that all nations led by black, socialism impaired “leaders” descend into “Turd World H*ll Hole” status sooner or later.
Uhhh, wait a moment. Who’s in the White House?
:-(
How many residents of Phomolong township know how to build a house or train?
Boer’s fault.
This wasn't supposed to happen. College professors and state run media said so.
Oh they’ve been saved all right.
Saved back to the Stone Age.
We Want Free Stuff !!
Oh, I think I see what was happening now.
Coming soon to the USA!
Obama, They need you to be their Daddy !!!!!!
South Africans, of course, no longer have the right to keep and bear arms. The people are defenseless against a criminal, tyrannical state. Our Founders made certain that we Americans had the means to defend our liberty and overthrow tyrants.
Barack Hussein Obama is a product of the dumbing down of America's black communities known as affirmative action.
There are millions of black men and women in this country who work, pay taxes, and raise a family just like any other white family. Many of them will tell you that they don't want handouts; they enjoy working for a living. An infinitesimal minority of blacks in this country just want to suck on the government teat, and removal of that teat should be priority number one of future leaders. Equality means no laws are written to benefit another race; not the mish-mosh of garbage black equality laws that we have implemented today.
South Africa was isolated for Apartheid, yet Soviet Union was not. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t agree with Apartheid. Isolating South Africa was not a good move because it harmed the people it tried to help, the Blacks. I think Apartheid would of ended eventually, regardless of isolating or not.
Coming to a Blue State near you!....................
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