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July’s rioting was sparked by the jailing of Zuma as his supporters demanded his release.

Reports of attempted looting incidents in Pinetown and Mariannhill on Monday night have surfaced on social media on Tuesday morning.

Between 31 May and 21 June, crucial months in the lead-up to the “attempted insurrection” that tore through KZN and Gauteng after the 8 July incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma, Lieutenant-General Yolisa Mokgabudi, the head of the crucial SAPS Crime Intelligence (CI) Division, was absent from her post. It is not as if Mokgabudi was oblivious to the festering hotbed of factionalism she was being parachuted into by National Commissioner Khehla Sitole back in February 2021.  Lieutena...

“We really need to hold the line on independence,” National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) boss Shamila Batohi told Parliament’s justice committee. “We are really trying very hard to stay out of all these factional battles and very politicised environment so we can do our work.”  She had segued into this point on the “importance of the NPA not getting involved in a regrettably highly politicised environment” after emphasising that those dealing with matters related to the public dis...

Supporters of former president Jacob Zuma on the N3 highway in Peacevale in KwaZulu-Natal. Photo: Rogan Ward, Reuters Dirk Kotze questions whether the events of the past week were as a result of a crisis of government or pro-Zuma insurrection gone wrong. South Africa has experienced within one week the whole spectrum of turmoil, from demonstrations in support of President Jacob Zuma, to violence on the roads, to looting of the economic infrastructure, to a proverbial suicide...

Monday 19 July 2021 - 9:04am A horse-drawn cart is driven past a crowd of residents gather to protest the lootings in front of the Maponya mall in Soweto. AFP/Emmanuel Croset JOHANNESBURG - The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJoints) calls on looters to return all stolen property or risk arrest. NatJoints, the SAPS, and the State Security Agency have welcomed tip-offs received on the MySAPS app, and in calls from community members in Kwa-Z...

South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Monday 19 July 2021 In the latest news on Monday 19 July 2021, South Africa will be hoping for a return to relative normality, after beginning the week by honouring Nelson Mandela. Stay up to date with the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa on Monday 19 July 2021. After a bloody and turbulent week with the riots in KZN and Gauteng, South Africans will be hoping that this week is a lot calmer and peaceful. We couldn’t have asked...

News24 Wire More than 3,400 people have now been arrested and more to follow as officials are aware of messages on social media platforms inciting violence. Photo: iStock A total of 3 407 people have now been arrested on various charges since protests and looting erupted in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal over a week ago, the National Joint Operational and Intellige...

Police Minister Bheki Cele suggested the widespread looting in parts of the country was nothing more than a smokescreen for those planning attacks against the state, in order to destabilise the country.. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach) Police Minister Bheki Cele suggested the widespread looting in parts of the country was nothing more than a smokescreen for those planning attacks against the state, in order to destabilise the country. Cele visited Mamelodi in Pretoria ...

South Africa: Death Toll Mounts To 72 In Deadly Violence And Looting Triggered By The Jailing Of Former President Jacob Zuma by Swarajya Staff - Jul 14, 2021 03:55 AM South Africa Violence (MwanzoTv) Snapshot At least 72 people were killed and nearly 1300 arrested in large-scale rioting and looting that erupted across South Africa triggered by the last week jailing of former president Jacob Zuma At least 72 people were killed and nearly 1300 arrested in large-scale rioting and looting that eru...