UPDATE AT 3.30pm (voice of Unathi Binqose, Department of Transport spokesperson): ORIGINAL POST: The situation in Mthatha is tense with many roads coming into and out of Mthatha still closed since this morning, South African Police…
Alleged riot instigator and former Ukhozi FM presenter Ngizwe Mchunu appeared in the Randburg magistrate’s court on July 29 2021. He appeared on a charge of incitement to commit public violence with regards to the recent rioting and…
Social unrest, looting and damage has dealt a further body blow to liquor traders Following the damage done by riots, looting and arson in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng last week, Pick n Pay Group CEO Pieter Boone has appealed to the…
Agricultural Union TLU SA has again asked President Cyril Ramaphosa and the portfolio committee on police to relieve the minister of police, Bheki Cele, from his duties. “During the past week of unrest, and under the failing management of…
After a week of violent unrest and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, police have recovered thousands of rand worth of items stolen from warehouses and retail stores. On Monday, police followed up on tip-offs from community members in…
More than 200 malls have been looted in SA since July 7. The violence erupted in KwaZulu-Natal soon after former president Jacob Zuma was taken into custody to begin serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court and quickly spread to…
On Monday police recovered thousands of rands worth of items stolen from warehouses and retail stores in Durban during widespread looting in KwaZulu-Natal last week. Police minister Bheki Cele‚ who was scheduled to visit Pietermaritzburg…
South Africa is still reeling from the shocking and horrific scenes of violent rioting, looting, arson and other destruction of property in mostly KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Most of the videos and pictures came via social media, the…
UNLOOTING: Members of the SANDF, SAPS and CPF went door-to-door in Alexandra township in an effort to retrieve looted goods stolen by residents during a week of looting and vandalism in Gauteng. Pictures: SEBABATSO MOSAMO/SUNDAY TIMES…
Quick-thinking Tugela Ferry Mall centre manager Mduduzo Sikhakhane and his colleagues saved a Shoprite from being looted by deploying cooking oil and water to the tiles outside the store on July 12. People attempting to access the store…
A group of civic-minded people calling themselves the Kasi Brothers has vowed to keep their community safe as they guard malls in Atteridgeville‚ west of Pretoria‚ against looters. The group of men take shifts at more than four shopping…
Durban port has suffered major disruption after days of unrest, and operations have also been badly affected at the Richards Bay port and on a national freight rail line, logistics and freight companies said on Wednesday. The violence…
Aerial footage showed mobs ransacking and setting ablaze shopping malls and buildings in cities across SA on Tuesday, with dozens of people reported killed as grievances initially unleashed by the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma…
Agricultural union TLU SA expressed disappointment in President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC government’s handling of the riots and looting that has taken place in South Africa over the past few days. “Trying to fix an enormous gaping…
A letter from Gerhard Papenfus, COE of the National Employers Association of South Africa (NEASA) to all employers. Dear employer In this communique, we will not express ourselves on the underlying causes of, or respond to the current…
