Gauteng residents wake up to more protests and burning buildings
Cheryl Kahla
The protests – originally in support of former President Jacob Zuma – have now morphed into something else altogether
An EMPD officer uses his phone to capture footage while people carry goods as they loot from Cambridge Foods in Vosloorus in Ekurhuleni, 12 July 2021. Several shops are damaged and cars burnt in Johannesburg and surrounding areas following a night of violence. It is unclear if the looting is linked to sporadic protests following the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma. Picture: Citizen.co.za/Michel Bega
Some residents in Gauteng woke up to the sound of gunshots on Tuesday morning as protests and unrest continue across large parts of the province.