Civic unrest followed the ANC's announcement of mayoral candidate Thoko Didiza. (Photo: Google Images)
Civic unrest followed the ANC's announcement of mayoral candidate Thoko Didiza. (Photo: Google Images)
Civic unrest followed the ANC’s announcement of mayoral candidate Thoko Didiza.
(Photo: Google Images)

BBC Africa is reporting violence has broken out in and around Pretoria after African National Congress (ANC) announced its mayoral candidate. The author writes:

“A government statement calling for calm said police officers ‘came under fire as protesters allegedly attacked their car with stones’. Trouble broke out in the Tshwane area reportedly over the mayoral candidate chosen by the governing ANC for August’s elections. The tension relates to factionalism within the party, analysts say. Local media are showing pictures of burning barricades blocking main roads. South Africa’s government has called for dialogue to sort out the problem.”

Protesters are upset current mayor Kgosientsho Ramokgopa was pushed aside in the nomination process, although Ramokgopa reportedly said he’s “happy” with the selection of Thoko Didiza.

Read more at BBC News Africa.

Follow The Burton Wire on Instagram or Twitter @TheBurtonWire.

Previous articleJuneteenth: Commemorating the End of Slavery
Next articleABFF: Pioneering Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years
TheBurtonWire.com is the premiere online destination for people who think for themselves. This blog offers news from the African Diaspora, culture that is produced by often overlooked populations and opinion that is informed and based on fact. Tired of the onslaught of websites and talking heads that regurgitate what people want to hear, TheBurtonWire.com is a publication that elevates news and perspectives that people need to hear. TheBurtonWire.com is for individual thinkers who understand that they are part of a larger collective. What is this collective? Free thinking people that care about the world, who will not be categorized or boxed in by society or culture and are interested in issues and topics that defy stereotypes and conventional wisdom.