South Africa: Mounting protests cause concerns

It has crept into the daily news bulletins - about a thousand Phomolong residents at Hennenman blocking access roads; the situation in Bronkhorstspruit; the Westville campus closing after a heated protest; and students threatening to render Tshwane University ungovernable after talks with management over fees fell through. A growing number of isolated riots have turned into what appears to be a current of protests across the country. Just a decade after the streets were burning, analysts are seeing evidence of a new season of symptoms of exclusion and frustration.