By Carol Paton
PROTESTS sweeping South Africa are not always about “service delivery” failures but are driven by a range of political and government issues, some beyond the ambit of local government, Deputy Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Andries Nel said on Friday.
Police statistics have recorded an average of 34 protests a day since the start of the year, loosely described as “service delivery protests” in media reports. Mr Nel and Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Lechesa Tsenoli have visited many of the “hot spots” to look at causes and possible solutions.
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