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| South Africa vows to stop riots | South Africa vows to stop riots |
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| South Africa's government has vowed to crack down on riots in townships where residents are demanding better basic services, such as water and housing. | South Africa's government has vowed to crack down on riots in townships where residents are demanding better basic services, such as water and housing. |
| "We are not going to allow anybody to use illegal means to achieve their objective," a local government minister said on South African radio. | "We are not going to allow anybody to use illegal means to achieve their objective," a local government minister said on South African radio. |
| The warning came as the leader of unemployed protesters in Durban said the anger "was the tip of the iceberg." | The warning came as the leader of unemployed protesters in Durban said the anger "was the tip of the iceberg." |
| The riots are being seen as a major challenge for new President Jacob Zuma. | The riots are being seen as a major challenge for new President Jacob Zuma. |
| He promised to improve services when he came to power in May, and said fighting poverty was his priority. | He promised to improve services when he came to power in May, and said fighting poverty was his priority. |
| This is just the tip of the iceberg and I myself cannot stop the people because they are angry SAUPM's Nozipho Mteshane Township reports Foreigners live in fear Zuma's challenges as president 'One house, one vote' | This is just the tip of the iceberg and I myself cannot stop the people because they are angry SAUPM's Nozipho Mteshane Township reports Foreigners live in fear Zuma's challenges as president 'One house, one vote' |
| "We are saying this is a government that is legitimate, has been elected democratically," Co-operative Governance Minister Sicelo Shiceka said on Talk Radio 702. | "We are saying this is a government that is legitimate, has been elected democratically," Co-operative Governance Minister Sicelo Shiceka said on Talk Radio 702. |
| "Anything that is to be done, must be done within the law and the constitution," he said. | "Anything that is to be done, must be done within the law and the constitution," he said. |
| On Wednesday, police fired rubber bullets at demonstrators in Johannesburg, the Western Cape and the north-eastern region of Mpumalanga. | On Wednesday, police fired rubber bullets at demonstrators in Johannesburg, the Western Cape and the north-eastern region of Mpumalanga. |
| In Durban, 94 members of the South African Unemployed People's Movement (SAUPM) were arrested after raiding two supermarkets in the city centre and helping themselves to food without paying. | In Durban, 94 members of the South African Unemployed People's Movement (SAUPM) were arrested after raiding two supermarkets in the city centre and helping themselves to food without paying. |
| "They were angry and some of them even ate the fried chicken and pies," a woman at one supermarket told South Africa's Witness newspaper. | "They were angry and some of them even ate the fried chicken and pies," a woman at one supermarket told South Africa's Witness newspaper. |
| Another eyewitness told the paper that the looters were shouting that they did not have food to eat. | Another eyewitness told the paper that the looters were shouting that they did not have food to eat. |
| "This is just the tip of the iceberg and I myself cannot stop the people because they are angry," SAUPM's chairwoman Nozipho Mteshane told South Africa's Star newspaper. | "This is just the tip of the iceberg and I myself cannot stop the people because they are angry," SAUPM's chairwoman Nozipho Mteshane told South Africa's Star newspaper. |
| There is anger in some of South Africa's poorest areas | There is anger in some of South Africa's poorest areas |
| "We want the government to provide the unemployed people of this country with a 1,500 rand ($195) basic income grant," she said. | "We want the government to provide the unemployed people of this country with a 1,500 rand ($195) basic income grant," she said. |
| South Africa announced in June that it was facing its worst recession in 17 years. | South Africa announced in June that it was facing its worst recession in 17 years. |
| Fifteen years after the African National Congress won its first election, more than one million South Africans still live in shacks, many without access to electricity or running water. | Fifteen years after the African National Congress won its first election, more than one million South Africans still live in shacks, many without access to electricity or running water. |
| The provision of housing has long been controversial - nearly three million have been built, but the allocation has been prone to nepotism and corruption, correspondents say. | The provision of housing has long been controversial - nearly three million have been built, but the allocation has been prone to nepotism and corruption, correspondents say. |
| The rising tensions in the townships have revived memories of xenophobic attacks on foreigners last year in which more than 60 people died. | The rising tensions in the townships have revived memories of xenophobic attacks on foreigners last year in which more than 60 people died. |