source: GroundUp
actor1: Rioters (South Africa)
actor2: N/A
location: Gqeberha
notes: 28 August. Residents from the Vastrap informal settlement, Port Elizabeth, barricaded the entrances of Booysens Park. The demonstration was said to be over the high crime rates in the area, demanding that the park to be moved to another location and for a police station in the area. Demonstrators set a construction vehicle alight. [size=no report].