source: Citizen (South Africa); Sowetan (South Africa)
actor1: Police Forces of South Africa (1994-)
actor2: Civilians (South Africa)
location: Ficksburg
notes: On 15 May 2020, a journalist accused police of assault in Meqheleng informal settlement in Ficksburg (Thabo Mofutsanyana, Free State) while covering a story and again when he went to open a case at the police station.