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Special Report Transcript Episode 26, Section 5, Time 28:36About four or five people died on that day of the 15th. We then continued to, throughout the night and on the following day on Sunday, there was still street battles in Alexandra between the youth and the police and the army. And then, that was the second day. The third day, on a Monday there was a stay away called in Alexandra to say people should not go to work, because their children are being killed by the police and the army. Notes: Obed Bapela Regional MP, interviewed The 1980s and 1990s were characterised by ongoing student protests and boycotts and the repressive and brutal response of the police to those engaging in resistance politics. Members of the SAP frequently resorted to firepower as a means of crowd control when clashes broke out between police and ... |