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Service delivery protests increase by nearly 2 000%─── 07:39 Tue, 30 Jun 2015
Bloemfontein - Service delivery protests across the country have increased by 1 750% in the last decade.
Political analyst and UFS Sociology lecturer, Dr Sethulego Matebesi, says in 2004 there were 10 service delivery protests in the country, while last year, the number increased to 185.
Matebesi says one of the biggest contributing factors is the high rate of youth unemployment and a lack of effective communication structures between government and the public.
Matebesi says urgent intervention measures are necessary, so as to avoid the situation from further spiralling out of control.
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Sethulego Matebesi:
