VIGILANTE QUEST FOR LEGITIMACY

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NEWS

18 September 2017

Hundreds protest against arrest of murder suspects in Philippi

Police use teargas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who were demanding release of community patrol members

By Vincent Lali

By Vincent Lali - 18 September 2017
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FEATURE

29 August 2017

“Drugs is a fight that we will never win”

Part three of our series on vigilantism in South Africa

Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler.

Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler. - 29 August 2017
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FEATURE

25 August 2017

“They say we are assaulting people. We say we are blessing them.”

Part two of a three part series on vigilantism in South Africa

Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler.

Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler. - 25 August 2017
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FEATURE

22 August 2017

“People call us before they call the police”: a vigilante group’s quest for legitimacy

Part one of a three part series on vigilantism in South Africa

Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler.

Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler. - 22 August 2017