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Offering long-term reforms, calling in the South African Defence Force and promising more dialogue and discussion, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday night tried to calm a country ripped apart by violent protests and looting and threats of more to come. At the time of his speech 10 people had died, six police officers had been injured and 489 people had been arrested in the unrest. While the violence and looting are believed to have been triggered by the incarceration of former president Jacob...

Social media reacts to Ramaphosa’s call for looting, anarchy to stop By Ntombi Nkosi Share PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation has left many South Africans disappointed, with some saying he did not share a concrete plan on how to deal with the ongoing looting. Sporadic looting in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal has caused damage amounting to millions of rands and has resulted in thousands of retail workers facing a dark cloud of uncertainty. Ramaphosa called for the ...

Darren Stewart/Gallo Images The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will be deployed in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng amidst ongoing unrests in these provinces. In a statement issued by the SANDF, Brigadier General Mafi Mgobozi said they have commenced with pre-deployment processes and procedures in line with a request for assistance received from the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) to assist law enforcement agencies to quell the unrest that has gripped bo...

Citizen reporter The beer industry, along with the broader alcohol sector, made a number of proposals to NatJoints, including allowing all licensed establishments to be able to sell alcohol for off-site consumption under adjusted alert level 4, says Basa. Tavern owners say they cannot afford another ban on liquor sales after the national coronavirus command council imposed a ban on alcohol sales th...

Justice and Crime Prevention cluster to brief the media as troops are deployed to quell violence Updated Christelle du Toit Share this: The cluster is expected to outline the measures underway to deal with the situation and restore law and order in all affected areas.  AFP Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on Monday night, the Justice, Crime Prevention, and Security (JCPS) cluster will brief the media on the containment of violent protests taking place in some par...

Vhahangwele Nemakonde Here’s your morning news update: an easy-to-read selection of our top stories. Stay up to date with The Citizen – More News, Your Way. President Cyril Ramaphosa on 28 May 2021. Photo: AFP/Ludovic Marin Click on the links below for the full story or visit our home page for the latest news. Photo: Flickr/GCIS President Cyril Ramaphosa ...

Marizka Coetzer The chaos was a combination of pro-Zuma supporters turned violent and exploitation by ordinary criminals using the current chaos to enrich themselves. Looters can be seen running from police in Alexandria township during the days protests and unrest across Gauteng, 12 July 2021, Johannesburg. Picture: Jacques Nelles Unrest and uncertainty we...

MONEYWEB app instead? ‘We will defeat those who seek to destabilise our country’ – Ramaphosa President calls in the army following looting and violent demonstrations by pro-Zuma supporters in KwaZulu-Natal and some areas of Gauteng. 05:58  Open: Open: Open: Open: Open: Open: Open: Supporters of former president Jacob Zuma block the freeway with burning tyres during a protest in Peacevale, between Durban and Pietermaritzburg on July 9, 2021. Image: Reuters/Rogan Ward/File Pho...

South Africa To Deploy National Defence Force Troops As Violence, Looting Intensifies Across Country Huge mobs of looters have burnt down shopping centres and stripped them of everything they can lay their hands on while six people have lost their lives during the incidents. Outlook Web Bureau 13 July 2021, Last Updated at 10:10 am AP Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-07-13T10:07:37+05:30 South Africa To Deploy National Defence Force Troops As Violence, Looting In...

South African police arrest 62 after violent protests ​ By IANS | ​ 2 Views Crime.. Image Source: IANS News Johannesburg, July 12 : The South African police said that they have arrested 62 people on Sunday in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Province as people protested against the incarceration of former President Jacob Zuma. Zuma started serving his 15 months jail for contempt of court from last Wednesday. People in his hometown KwaZulu-Natal started looting shops, burning trucks and blocking ...