Background: This literature study argues that some studies published in South Africa on
service delivery protests at municipal level are unacademic, as they are based on mainly …

Abstract The Marikana Massacre of August 2012 exposed the most unstable configuration of
forces in post-apartheid South Africa, forged through entrenched social and economic …

Social protests in South Africa are frequent, contributing to an average of more than 8000
'Gatherings Act'incidents per year recently, according to the South African Police Service …

Studies that provide insight into citizen participation in public services delivery protests in
Africa are very few. The paper discusses Citizens participation in public service delivery …

Durban has a long tradition of activism and the creation of participatory spaces. The Umlazi
Occupy is one example. In 2012 some 3,000 residents of Umlazi township 'occupied'the …

In recent years, following the dawn of democracy in South Africa, there has been a renewed
thrust by civic organisations in matters of local-level service provision. The role of formal and …

Struggles for the right to basic water and sanitation in Chatsworth and Inanda, Durban, have
largely been undertaken by civil society organisations lead by women and comprising …

The focus of this paper is a particular set of actions which have become broadly known as
'service delivery'protests. It considers various protest datasets currently being used to inform …

Since 2005 at least fifteen community and public libraries have been deliberately set alight
in South African townships and informal settlements, reportedly by individuals or groups …

This paper examines the character and social organisation of community protests in South
Africa. South Africa's protests have been critiqued for their supposedly sporadic and …