Striking South African municipal workers are monitored by police as they protest in Cape Town. Thousands of municipal workers across the country are into their third day of strikes following a breakdown in wage talks with the South African Local Government Assn. (Nic Bothma / EPA)
City workers burn papers as part of a protest in Cape Town, South Africa. City workers are striking across South Africa to demand better pay. (Schalk van Zuydam / Associated Press)
Police fire rubber bullets toward stone-throwing demonstrators during a protest in Thokoza township just outside Johannesburg, South Africa. The protesters accuse the government of failing to deliver on its promises. (Karel Prinsloo / Associated Press)
Police lead away two protesters accused of throwing stones during a protest over the delivery of government services in Thokoza township just outside Johannesburg, South Africa. (Karel Prinsloo / Associated Press)
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A protester shouts slogans near a roadblock made from burning tires and bricks during violent protests in Thokoza township east of Johannesburg, South Africa. (Kim Ludbrook / EPA)
Striking South African municipal workers protest through the streets of Cape Town. (Nic Bothma / EPA)