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Instigators of the July 2021 unrest made threats aimed at intimidating the police, minister Bheki Cele revealed. File photo.Image: Sandile Ndlovu

‘Kill cop families, poison the water, burn hospitals’: Bheki Cele on threats made during July unrest

Police minister Bheki Cele on Monday said intimidating threats had been made by then-faceless instigators of the July 2021 unrest which spread after the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma. Cele said threats he heard at the time…

Glaring double standards

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: SANDF, SAPS and CPF retrieve looted goods in Alexandra, Gauteng

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…

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WATCH: ‘They were slipping like crazy’: Smart cooking oil stunt saves Shoprite from looting

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…

TLU SA blames government for unrest in country

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…

In one of many looting and arson incidents in the Durban area, a business premises was looted and a vehicle set alight in Springfield.Image: via Facebook

‘Please protect our lives, economic infrastructure, property and business’

The Small Business Institute (SBI) has strongly condemned the wanton looting of businesses, destruction of vital economic infrastructure, burning of trucks and blockading of roads, primarily in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. “We also call on…