2016 Tshwane riots

Civil unrest in South Africa August 2019 July 2016 Tshwane riots T 20-23 June 2016 Tshwane Unilateral appointment by the African National Congress of Thoko Didiza as its candidate for mayor of Tshwane in the 2016 municipal elections.https://www.thetimes.com/world/africa/article/drivers-mugged-as-tribal-riots-spread-to-cape-town-bts59skv2?shareToken=d54c62f622785da8c785531389698566 Drivers mugged as tribal riots spread to Cape Town The Times 2016-07-04 Looting Civil disobedience Demonstrations 5 dead, 54 people arrested The Tshwane riots occurred in the South African city of Pretoria and the surrounding City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality for several days from 20 June 2016, leading to the deaths of at least five people. Riots The protests were sparked by dissatisfaction with the appointment of Thoko Didiza as the incumbent African National Congress's (ANC) Tshwane mayoral candidate in the upcoming South African municipal elections of 2016.http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-22-tshwane-crisis-when-factionalism-runs-riot/#.V3p7ZNJ96W8 Tshwane crisis: When factionalism runs riot Daily Maverick www.dailymaverick.co.za 21 June 2016 2016-07-04 By 22 June, forty people had been arrested for participating in the riots.http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2016/06/22/two-die-in-tshwane-riots-as-protests-continue-in-the-capital Two die in Tshwane riots as protests continue in the capital Business Day Live 2016-07-04 25 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160625194754/http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2016/06/22/two-die-in-tshwane-riots-as-protests-continue-in-the-capital deadhttp://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2016/06/23/Shops-remain-shut-in-Tshwane-as-protests-looting-subside Shops remain shut in Tshwane as protests, looting subside Nkosi Bongani Times LIVE 2016-07-04 19 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160919044225/http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2016/06/23/Shops-remain-shut-in-Tshwane-as-protests-looting-subside dead When the riots ended in Tshwane on 23 June, a total of 54 people had been arrested.http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2016/06/22/Shop-owners-fearful-in-the-wake-of-Tshwane-riots Shop owners fearful in the wake of Tshwane riots Dlamini Neo Goba‚ Thabang Thaba And Penwell Times LIVE 2016-07-07 30 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160930033755/http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2016/06/22/Shop-owners-fearful-in-the-wake-of-Tshwane-riots dead Rioters looted businesses and attacked members of the public including immigrants and small traders.http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-30-groundup-somalis-fear-for-their-lives-after-tshwane-riots/#.V3lo-NJ96W8 GroundUp: Somalis fear for their lives after Tshwane riots Daily Maverick www.dailymaverick.co.za 30 June 2016 2016-07-04 Nineteen buses worth R28-million were torched in the riots within the first two days of rioting; with the worst rioting occurring in the areas of Mamelodi‚ Atteridgeville‚ Mabopane‚ Soshanguve and Hammanskraal.http://www.rdm.co.za/politics/2016/06/22/security-minister-admits-anc-members-sparked-tshwane-riots Security minister admits ANC members sparked Tshwane riots Digital TMG Rand Daily Mail 2016-07-07 7 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020126/http://www.rdm.co.za/politics/2016/06/22/security-minister-admits-anc-members-sparked-tshwane-riots dead Minister of State Security David Mahlobo stated that the protests were started by ANC members "who were not satisfied with the processes" that resulted in Didiza being appointed the party's candidate for mayor of Tshwane. The ANC Youth League went on to accuse supporters of ANC member and incumbent Tshwane mayor, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, as the people responsible for initiating the riots. Riots spread to Cape Town by 1 July 2016 with protesters stoning vehicles and torching buses along the N2 highway outside the neighbourhood of Nyanga. The protests in Cape Town were sparked by the announcement that Xolani Sotashe was to be the ANC's choice as candidate for the mayor of Cape Town. References Tshwane riots Tshwane riots Tshwane riots Tshwane riots Category:Riots and civil disorder in South Africa