source: Sowetan (South Africa); GardaWorld
actor1: Rioters (South Africa)
actor2: Police Forces of South Africa (1994-)
location: Middelburg
notes: On 19 August 2021, a group blocked roads with tires and tried to torch a police station, being halted by officers, in Middelburg (Nkangala, Mpumalanga) in a demonstration over municipal tariff increases and after officials decided to cancel community meetings. The group also demonstrated on the previous day (coded separately). [size=no report]