Pretoria saw a wave of protests in 2024, with various groups taking to the streets to voice their grievances. From striking workers and students to residents demanding better service delivery, the year was marked by unrest and calls for change.
Pretoria became a battleground for protests in 2024, with striking workers, students, and residents all taking to the streets. People gather at the Voortrekker Monument during a protest against the Bela education bill, in Pretoria, on 5 November 2024. Picture: EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK It was a busy year in Pretoria with protests in 2024 by various organisations over job creation, service delivery and other issues.
In January, a group of security guards gathered at the Tshwane House over the future of their employment after hearing about possible retrenchments. The members of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies picketed outside the offices of International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola in February to force him to acknowledge anti-Semitism exists and has escalated, to rectify the untruths created in the media.Later the same month, the unemployed medical professionals, dressed in scrubs, marched to the Union Buildings to table their demands, which included a budget to employ all unemployed health care workers and essential workers. The University of Pretoria also had to obtain a court order against striking workers, who opened a case against the university after the police fired rubber bullets at them.This was after a wage dispute between the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union and the university, which turned chaotic.In April, AfriForum Youth marched to the Union Buildings to hand over a memorandum appealing to President Cyril Ramaphosa to scrap the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Act. Students marched to the department of higher education to demand that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s outstanding funds be paid to beneficiaries immediately.Members of the EFF, ANC and South African Students Congress picketed outside Pretoria High School for Girls following allegations of racism. However, the allegations were later dismisse
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