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Added on the 24/07/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Partisans of the South African main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), take to the streets to protest a prolonged energy crisis causing record power cuts in South Africa. Frequent blackouts, known as load-shedding, have burdened the country for years, with state-owned energy firm Eskom failing to keep pace with demand and maintain its ageing coal power infrastructure. IMAGES
A column of smoke can be seen rising from the South African parliament building in Cape Town, with firefighters on the scene, after a major fire broke out. IMAGES
Cape Town (South Africa), Mar 11 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Nic Bothma).- Members of the South African People's Vaccine Alliance, a coalition of more than 150 organizations, protested Thursday outside Johnson & Johnson's headquarters in Cape Town, demanding the company to leavepatents and other intellectual property protections to end what they called vaccine apartheid and to ensure fair and equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines. FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS AND SOUNDBITES OF A MEMBER OF THE VACCINE ALLIANCE.
Valencia (Spain), Jan 21 (EFE), (Camera: EFE)- Bars and restaurants will be closed from Thursday in Spain's Valencia region amid concerns over a spike in coronavirus cases. The hospitality sector will remain closed for the next 14 days in a bid to curb the spread of the virus. FOOTAGE OF THE HOSPITALITY WORKERS' PROTEST ON THURSDAY IN VALENCIA.
Cape Town (South Africa), Nov 20 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Nic Bothma) Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) protested on Friday against racism in front of Brackenfell High School in Cape Town, South Africa.During the rally, EFF supporters clashed with police who used tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons to disperse the crowd as they protested an alleged white-only matrix farewell event at Brackenfell High School.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.