Fewer protests in 2020, but that doesn't mean people are happier

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Although 2020 saw a nine-year low in service delivery protests, much of this can be attributed to lockdown months.

Protesters in Pomeroy, KZN, dug up a road in September last year as frustrations over water and electricity boiled over. According to Municipal IQ, 2020 saw a nine-year low in service delivery protests.Though 2020 saw a nine-year low in service delivery protests, much of this can be attributed to lockdown months when public gatherings were outlawed and policing was rigorous to enforce the state of disaster regulations.

This is according to Municipal IQ, a specialised local government data and intelligence organisation which collects data on service delivery protests staged against municipalities on its “municipal hotspots monitor” to quantify and better understand the ongoing nature and trends behind such events.

 

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Like just about the entire year the country was on lockdown so what did u expect like duh!

Let's be honest,why why why,we need something important on us,but we also distroy what is also important,Are thinking before we do things or are we doing things before we think.

Now I really understand why our parents suffered apartheid

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