source: GroundUp
actor1: Rioters (South Africa)
actor2: Police Forces of South Africa (1994-)
location: Cape Town - Silvertown
notes: On 31 May 2020, residents in Silvertown informal settlement (City of Cape Town, Western Cape) demonstrated, demanding basic municipal services. Residents reportedly threw stones and barricaded roads with burning tires. Police used rubber bullets and teargas to disperse the crowd. [size=no report]