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Added on the 03/09/2020 13:32:53 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Parents concerned over coronavirus hold placards and protest outside a school in Cape Town, demanding that educational institutions should not reopen too quickly. IMAGES
Images show aftermath of protests against China's zero Covid policy in Shanghai, where police cars line the streets and workers erect walls on the pavement of Wulumuqi street where protests broke out. IMAGES
A nationwide strike by South Africa's largest labour unions unite over suffocating inflation, electricity blackouts and the rising cost of living across the country. The working class unites, blocking roads and demanding action by the government. IMAGES
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa calls for travel bans to be "urgently" lifted "before further damage is done to our economy". Several countries have implemented travel restrictions to South Africa and other African countries in an attempt to stop the spread of the new Covid variant Omicron. SOUNDBITE
"Welcome to mandate America," "essential yesterday, unemployed today," "no vax mandate": Holding up signs and flags, employees in New York City prepare to march across the Brooklyn Bridge, heading to City Hall to protest the Covid-19 vaccine mandate. The mandate applies to municipal workers, who now have less than a week to get their Covid-19 vaccines or go on unpaid leave IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.