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21 Mar 2021 | 02:00 PM UTC
South Africa: Student protests may persist nationwide through late March /update 1
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19 Mar 2021 | 10:26 AM UTC
South Africa: Eskom suspends nationwide load shedding from 12:00 March 19 /update 2
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19 Mar 2021 | 10:19 AM UTC
South Africa: Members of the African National Congress (ANC) plan two protests in Johannesburg March 19
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18 Mar 2021 | 08:30 AM UTC
South Africa: Eskom to suspend load shedding between 10:00-14:00, March 18, in memorium of King Goodwill Zwelithini; stage-2 will resume from 14:00 /update 1
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17 Mar 2021 | 09:21 AM UTC
South Africa: Trade union members plan protest outside US Consulate General, Johannesburg, March 18
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17 Mar 2021 | 08:46 AM UTC
South Africa: Utility provider Eskom announces Stage-1 load shedding will continue through March 20
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17 Mar 2021 | 08:04 AM UTC
South Africa: Fuel tanker explosion in the Free State, March 17
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15 Mar 2021 | 12:40 PM UTC
South Africa: Mourning period declared in Kwazulu-Natal Province in mid-March following the death of the Zulu king /update 1
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15 Mar 2021 | 12:28 PM UTC
South Africa: Protests reported in Pietermaritzburg March 15
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