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Podcast: First Take SA
Episode: Progressive Forces protest Nigerian ‘king’ coronation as unrest rocks Eastern Cape
Description: Civic movement, Progressive Forces of South Africa will today picket at the Nigerian Embassy in Pretoria, in protest of the recent coronation of a Nigerian Igbo 'King' in KuGompo, Eastern Cape. The coronation has sparked violent unrest in Buffalo City, with several vehicles torched, foreign-owned shops looted, and a local man stabbed. The group is demanding answers and accountability over the coronation and subsequent violence. For the latest on the planned picket, Elvis Presslin spoke to Mthetho Ngcukayithobi, President of Progressive Forces of South Africa