Two dead as South Africans protest over high cost of electricity

Two people were killed in alleged police shootings during protests over the cost of electricity in a South African township on Monday, police officials said. Residents angry at the high cost of basic services barricaded roads with burning tyres and set ablaze a municipal building in Thembisa township northeast of the financial hub Johannesburg. There … Continue reading Two dead as South Africans protest over high cost of electricity