source: EWN
actor1: Rioters (South Africa)
actor2: N/A
location: Masiphumelele
notes: On 12 March 2021, a group set temporary home kits on fire and stole equipment of a temporary housing project during a demonstration in Masiphumelele (City of Cape Town, Western Cape) after a fire destroyed 1,000 homes before Christmas. It is believed that young people were aggrieved for the use of the only sports field in the area for the project. The Masiphumelele ward councilor stated that the event was politically driven and that political leadership in the community supplied materials for the crime. [size=no report]