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Students from Laikipia University blocked the Nyahururu-Nakuru Highway on March 21, 2026, protesting the death of first-year student Hillary Vumilu. Vumilu was fatally injured by a rock during a hiking trip at Subukia Viewpoint waterfalls on March 20. Police fired teargas and warning shots to disperse the crowds.
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The democratic alliance plans to take the city of johannesburg to court over its ongoing water crisis, citing mismanagement and potential undue benefits to tanker suppliers. Residents in areas like melville and brixton have protested the prolonged outages, while mayor dada morero denies the situation has reached national disaster levels. Nationally, minister pemmy majodina stated that r400 billion is needed to fix south africa's water infrastructure.