The protests calling for beleaguered North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo, which started in Mahikeng last week, have spilled to Taung and other parts of the province, where on Monday a teenager was killed. Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa cut short an international trip to attend to the violent protests in the province. The protests have spread to various parts of North West, including Stella, where a municipal building was set alight as protesting residents demanded better service delivery. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) intervened in the province to ensure the medical health depot in Mahikeng was secure. They were not allowing medicines to get out of the depot,” Motsoaledi told the SABC.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 24, 2018 09:56 UTC