source: GroundUp
actor1: Rioters (South Africa)
actor2: Police Forces of South Africa (1994-)
location: Cape Town - Strandfontein
notes: On 7 April 2020, homeless people who were moved to temporary housing during the national coronavirus lockdown in Strandfontein (City of Cape Town, Western Cape) demonstrated against conditions at their accommodation. Police intervened with rubber bullets. The demonstrators pelted stones at police officers and some attempted to leave the area. [size=no report]