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Student protester’s injured in Obama rally
TWO people injured and hospitalised after police opened fire on protester’s and students outside UJ in Soweto, yesterday afternoon. Following Obama’s arrival in the country masses of people flocked outside the Town hall meeting to protest Obama’s visit to the country.
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South African protests against Barack Obama
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Protester’s objected to issues surrounding the war in Afghanistan and issues around global warming and the US not signing the Kyoto Protocol, which aims to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.
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@WitsVuvuzela lol, that’s funny when they refuse to sign kyoto protocol etc, when US creates these bloody problems and we suffer.
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@MSS702 they were protesting against Obama US foreign policy, Obama did not see, but was done for him probably #NOYOUCANTOBAMA
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As the meeting inside was under way where Obama addressed the young African leaders, police opened fire on protester’s outside the Town Hall.
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@alexeliseev new generation is being shot outside while people pontificate inside
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President Obama takes questions at a town hall meeting with young African leaders in Johannesburg, South Africa. pic.twitter.com/jAO01r5Roy -
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Damn: RT @nomsa_maseko: Police have just fired rubber bullets & stun grenades at #NoObama protestors outside UJ
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Witnesses at the scene tweet about what they saw happen between protester’s and the police. Tasneem Essop, the secretary for the Wits SRC tweeted that within the crowd of protester’s was students, including Wits students.
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@WitsVuvuzela students, including wits students, are shot at by police for protesting. 2 injured #NOBama
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“@TazEssop14: 2 Injured by rubber bullets, one pushed into a ditch by police, in hospital. #NOBama” the attitude of our state is disgusting
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The question here is whether the police were justified in opening fire on South African citizens for voicing their opinion in the name of protecting US President Barak Obama.
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To see police shoot at students in order to protect Obama, I have no words left. #NOBama
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Tokelo Nhlapo, a member of the Wits SRC was among the protester’s yesterday. In this picture we see police escorting him away and an enraged Nhlapo not looking pleased.
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Shortly after police took control of the protester situation, Nhlapo tweeted that it was “unnecessary.”
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@tlethea @kwarix @TazEssop14 @SASCO_Wits @Sumz0mar @nhlamulosiwela @MuhammedDesai This was so unnecessary because we were leaving anyways
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Members of the public further express their concern and objection to the amount of money the South African government has spent to accommodate Obama into the country. SABC News reported that many people protested because of the US supporting Israel and the involvement of the US military in the war in Irag and Afghanistan. UJ students protested against the University awarding Obama with an honorary doctorate.
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Tuks confession 1625
Yeah so the government recently spent R900 million on accommodating Barack Obama in this country..I do not know the purpose of his visit but I do know that an unbelievable amount of families could of been housed and fed with that money and even relieved of poverty..and the mere thought of it being spent on a president that I don’t see contributing significantly to our people, sickens me..
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USA President Barack Obama’s first visit to South Africa has received a lot of outcry over the past few days. Several labour unions, political movements and civil society bodies will stage protests and pickets during Obama’s two-day official visit. Some University of Johannesburg students will also protest against UJ’s decision to award Obama an honorary doctorate. The anti-Obama protests are aimed at Washington’s support for Israel and the US military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. President Jacob Zuma said government would not stop planned mass protests against Obama’s visit this weekend.
What do you make of Obama’s visit to SA? (Comments to be broadcast on SABC News)
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The event ended and the speech was given. Obama will carry on with his South African trip as normal, today in Cape Town .
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Tomorrow in South Africa: Pres Obama & Family travel to Cape Town & visit Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years.
