Police have taken to using force in order to stop a foreign nationals march in central Durban. Here’s how it all went down.
We all knew Malema in parliament was going to cause a great deal of drama and liven proceedings up somewhat, but this is taking things to a bit of an extreme. Tear gas and stun grenades? Way to cause a scene Julius.
There are massive celebrations following Brazil’s victory last night but there are a lot of Brazilians who are very unhappy about the lavish spending on the World Cup.
Take a moment to absorb the fact that, until now, police in Iceland had never killed anyone. A 59 year-old guy in Reykjavik was firing a shotgun in his apartment in the early hours of Monday morning. That was his first bad move.
Yesterday eight Malema supporters were arrested in Limpopo just before Jacob Zuma was due to deliver a Nelson Mandela Centenary Lecture. Several ANC supporters were also overcome by teargas in the process.
It seems we aren’t the only ones who had some action in parliament yesterday. South Korea’s ruling party has ratified a controversial free trade deal with the United States. But just before they did that an opposition MP set off and threw a teargas device at the speaker, briefly clearing the chamber.