source: Letaba Herald
actor1: Rioters (South Africa)
actor2: Police Forces of South Africa (1994-)
location: Nkowankowa
notes: On 31 January 2019, ward 21 residents from Nkowankowa rioted at the site of a new road. The protest evolved into a riot after police arrested some of them, with tires burnt at the site and property vandalised. The demonstrators accused Ward Councillor, Thandi Mpenyana of not following the right procedure when appointing community members for the contract. [size=no report].