Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a 12-year-old boy in Coligny, which was apparently the reason for violent protests in the area, the North West premier said on Wednesday. "The community of Coligny has since the killing of the child been agitated as they believe the incident is racist," Premier Supra Mahumapelo said in a statement. Task team set upMahumapelo said he had set up a task team to attend to the situation in the municipality. Police said Coligny, Lichtenburg and Itsoseng were relatively calm on Wednesday morning. People earlier broke into a building belonging to irrigation equipment supplier Agrico, in Lichtenburg, between 19:30 and 20:00 on Tuesday.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 26, 2017 09:33 UTC