SOUTH AFRICA: DURBAN: PROTESTERS AND POLICE COME INTO CONFLICT

Natural Sound Riot police in Durban, capital of South Africa’s Kwa Zulu Natal province, have clashed with protesters angry over their local bus service. Police with dogs chased protesters through city centre streets, beating them with sticks and forcing them to disperse. The protesters had earlier blocked roads at a squatter camp, demanding the services of a local bus company be withdrawn because they were inadequate. Chaos erupted in central Durban after a large group of protesters marched do