Local community activists Ayanda Kota (center), Xola Mali (right), and Nombulelo Yami (second fro left) of the Unemployed People’s Movement and Grahamstown resident Ntomentsha Budaza outside the magistrates court with their defence attorney, Chris Nel. This was their third appearance in court for public violence in the beginning of the year. The cases kept getting postponed before the charges were eventually dropped– according to Mali, this was to avoid the UPM members organising protests just ahead of the municipal election, 29 April, 2011.06.0