A minister was attacked as he campaigned for the May 7th elections in South Africa prompting the South African police to deploy anti-riot units to disperse protesters.
South Africa’s sports minister Fikile Mbalula and his campaign team were attacked at Freedom Park northwest of Johannesburg, a shanty town prompting full scale riots.
South Africa’s strike-hit platinum belt was the center of the violence and the government minister had taken his ANC campaigns there.
AMCU youths in the party T-shirts attacked ANC campaign teams in Johannesburg.
Police used water canons and stun guns to disperse mobs of rock throwing AMCU rioters most of who work in the mines.
The South African election violence saw a community hall torched by the rioters.
The protesters after stoning the ministers entourage burnt down the municipal center and the house of a Councillor allied to the ANC.
Rioters are miners working at the platinum mines, and they are seeking a wage increment.
The minimum wage is $1200 or R12500 and that is what they want to hear politicians talk about.
