source: Herald (South Africa); GroundUp
actor1: Rioters (South Africa)
actor2: Police Forces of South Africa (1994-)
location: Gqeberha
notes: On 18 August 2021, about 150 Govan Mbeki Village informal settlement stoned cars and blocked the R75 and M14 highways with tires on fire in Gqeberha (Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape) in a demonstration to demand electricity, water and sanitation in the settlement. The police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the group. No reports on injuries. [size=about 150]