source: Daily Dispatch; Grocotts Mail
actor1: Rioters (South Africa)
actor2: Police Forces of South Africa (1994-)
location: Makhanda
notes: On 24 May 2021, between 400 to 500 taxi drivers and community members took to the streets, set on fire barricades on streets and gathered at the city hall in Grahamstown / Makhanda (Sarah Baartman, Eastern Cape) in a service delivery demonstration. The police used stun grenades, rubber bullets and teargas against the group. Large demonstrations under the banner of 'Makhanda shut down' organized by taxi associations and the UPM were registered from 24 to 26 May (coded separately). [size=400 to 500]