source: Xenowatch; Daily Sun (South Africa); EWN
actor1: Rioters (South Africa)
actor2: Police Forces of South Africa (1994-)
location: Johannesburg - Diepsloot
notes: On 23 January 2020, demonstrators barricaded roads with tires on fire, rocks, and other objects, and looted shops owned by foreign nationals in Diepsloot (City of Johannesburg, Gauteng). The demonstrators went to the police station, demanding to see a Zimbabwe man accused of murdering a police officer. They also demanded military forces intervention, and undocumented foreigners to leave the area, accusing them of being responsible for the crime. Police used teargas to disperse the crowd. [size=no report].