On the Politics of Protest in Cape Town

By Jared Sacks; August 24th, 2012 – Dissident Voice
http://dissidentvoice.org/2012/08/on-the-politics-of-protest…

A few weeks ago the City of Cape Town was rocked by a spate of road blockades and other significant protests. Certain liberal NGOs have joined the DA in condemning the protests claiming that they are violent and motivated by political party agendas.

To be sure, this is nothing new. Protests in the form of marches, the burning of tires, and road blockades, have been happening every week throughout the City for years. The significant majority go completely unreported in the mainstream media

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