Quo Vadis SA?: KW 42/2

Moin zusammen,

es ist erstaunlich: erst wählen sie sie wieder in Amt und Würden und, kurz darauf, randalieren sie gegen sie wegen mangelhafter „service delivery“. Krank!

Thick black smoke hovered over Sakhile township on Thursday as more tyres continued to burn on the Mpumalanga township's streets.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20091015122951374C278523

Many residents of South Africa's townships are angry at what they see as the slow pace at which the government is providing basic services such as housing, water and electricity.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8309096.stm

About 30 people were arrested after roads were blockaded and a police vehicle torched during a protest in Matafeni village in Nelspruit on Thursday, police said.

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=nw20091015123425173C768615

"If this happens consistently, what is an exception then becomes a rule in society... And this undermines the legitimacy and authority of the state," he said, speaking at the ANC Gauteng's extended provincial executive committee meeting in Benoni.

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=nw20091015224425363C255971

http://gallery.iol.co.za/v/iolnews/Diepsloot+protest+turns+violent+15_10_2009

http://gallery.iol.co.za/v/iolnews/Standerton+burns+as+service+delivery+protests+continue+15_10_2009

Country Life: Behind the uprisings

http://www.noseweek.co.za/article.php?current_article=2102

At least 20 people, including a policeman, were injured on Thursday when a protest by Diepsloot residents turned violent.
"A crowd of about 100 started throwing stones, blocked off streets and became really violent," said Inspector Wanda Olivier.

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=nw20091015142344249C975932

Zum Schluss: Wie schlimm die Kriminalität wohl wirklich im Lande sein muss, wenn man das Ergebnis einmal auf alle Polizeistationen hochrechnet?