Protests in South Africa
Striking South African municipal workers are monitored by police as they protest in Cape Town. Thousands of municipal workers across the country are into their third day of strikes following a breakdown in wage talks with the South African Local Government Assn. (Nic Bothma / EPA)
City workers burn papers as part of a protest in Cape Town, South Africa. City workers are striking across South Africa to demand better pay. (Schalk van Zuydam / Associated Press)
Police fire rubber bullets toward stone-throwing demonstrators during a protest in Thokoza township just outside Johannesburg, South Africa. The protesters accuse the government of failing to deliver on its promises. (Karel Prinsloo / Associated Press)
Police lead away two protesters accused of throwing stones during a protest over the delivery of government services in Thokoza township just outside Johannesburg, South Africa. (Karel Prinsloo / Associated Press)
A protester shouts slogans near a roadblock made from burning tires and bricks during violent protests in Thokoza township east of Johannesburg, South Africa. (Kim Ludbrook / EPA)
Striking South African municipal workers protest through the streets of Cape Town. (Nic Bothma / EPA)