updated: Aug 03 2021, 19:55 ist
The premier of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa has set up a reconciliation council comprising prominent members from the society to address the racial tensions between the Indian community of Phoenix and their black neighbours in three surrounding areas.
Premier Sihle Zikalala joined National Police Minister Bheki Cele in briefing the media on Tuesday morning about investigations into the deaths of more than 30 people in the Indian township of Phoenix during the unrest that plagued the area fortnight ago.
Zikalala said one of the key objectives of the Social Cohesion and Moral Regeneration Council (SCMRC) is to develop a comprehensive strategy to address feelings of marginalisation and exclusion based on race.
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“It’s a very different thing from being a witness to a video, and being a witness on the scene,” Gray said.
The arrest of the brothers led to three days of protests beginning last Wednesday. The unrest in the city was sparked after officers with the Rock Hill Police Department pulled over
Ricky Price, 35, at a gas station on June 23 for making an illegal turn and changing lanes unlawfully, according to the report.
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During a search of his car, police turned up two bags of marijuana and an illegal handgun. Price’s brother,