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- Catapults against stun grenades
Two municipal buildings were set alight while roads were blocked with stones, bricks and tyres, and another person was arrested as protest continued into the second day in Ficksburg.
On Wednesday in the eastern Free State town, a man was killed, allegedly by police officers.
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- Parties condemn Ficksburg killing
The killing of a man during a protest in Ficksburg - allegedly at the hands of the police - was widely condemned by political parties, trade unions and civil society on Thursday.
Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) Free State secretary Sam Mashinini said: “This is really bad for the province and the country and we call for a thorough investigation into this matter and anyone who is found to have misused his powers… must face the might of the law.”
Media Monitoring Africa welcomed the decision by the SABC to give prominence and attention to the crime, but was concerned about discrepancies in how the story had been reported.
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- Media group tries to rescind access to Terre’Blanche trial
A media monitoring group is trying to rescind an order granting the family of slain rightwing leader Eugene Terre’Blanche access to his trial as it “infringes on the rights of the child”.
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) submitted its application to the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday.
MMA director William Bird said the family and the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging were granted access even though they were not party to an application for access made by the media.
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- ET se familie dalk hoftoegang geweier
A media monitering organisation has attempted to ban the family of murdered AWB leader EugeneTerre’Blanche’s from attending his murder trial, because such access could violate the rights of a minor accused.
Media Monitoring Africa yesterday lodged an application in the High Court.
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- ET-moord: ‘Familie en publiek hoort nie in hof’
The human rights organization Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) yesterday submitted an application in the Pretoria High Court seeking that Mr. Eugene Terre’Blanche’s family members and the public not be allowed attend the trail of his alleged killers.
The murder trial begans on 13 May.
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