source: Daily Sun (South Africa)
actor1: Rioters (South Africa)
actor2: Police Forces of South Africa (1994-)
location: Lydenburg
notes: On 9 March 2021, Mashishing and Sabie residents allegedly set municipal offices on fire, and torched a supermarket, destroyed businesses (some belonging to foreign nationals) and set tires on fire, blocking roads in Mashishing / Lydenburg (Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga) during a demonstration for better service delivery and against the municipality's mayor, whom they accuse of corruption. At least 13 people were arrested. The group also demonstrated on the day prior (coded separately). [size=no report]