source: GroundUp; Diamond Fields Advertiser; SABC News; Daily Sun (South Africa); Citizen (South Africa); News24 (South Africa); IOL; EWN
actor1: Protesters (South Africa)
actor2: Police Forces of South Africa (1994-)
location: Cape Town
notes: On 24 February 2021, about 40 members of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) blocked roads in Cape Town (City of Cape Town, Western Cape) in demonstration against government's failure to stem unemployment and over the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Coalition of the Poor also joined SAFTU. The group planned to march to parliament. Police fired stun grenades and arrested two SAFTU members. [size=about 40]