source: News24 (South Africa); Daily Dispatch; Grocotts Mail
actor1: Rioters (South Africa)
actor2: Civilians (South Africa)
location: Makhanda
notes: On 25 May 2021, a group set barricades on fire on streets and petrol bombed the local municipality's sanitation department in Grahamstown / Makhanda (Sarah Baartman, Eastern Cape) during service delivery demonstrations. Taxi drivers also blocked the N2 highway. Large demonstrations under the banner of 'Makhanda shut down' organized by taxi associations and the UPM were registered from 24 to 26 May. [size=no report]