Officials should not have allowed ‘xenophobic’ march in Tshwane, ISS says
Permission should not have been given for the anti-illegal immigrant protest in Tshwane, which turned violent on Friday morning, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) said. "We know from past experience what the risks are and how difficult it is to control these groups once they become incited and excited," ISS senior researcher for crime and justice Johan Burger said. He said despite police intelligence, the information, that was circulating on social media should have been a clear indication that the march could turn violent. Groups calling themselves "concerned residents" from townships around Pretoria started marching to the central business district (CBD) to hand over a memorandum to the Department of Home Affairs. Reports of violence started surfacing before the march got under way. The march then turned violent with police having to fire rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades in the capital city. Locals in Tshwane and Johannesburg have been blaming the crime in their a...
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