Tag: Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal Lootings

KwaZulu-Natal church leaders led by chairperson Cardinal Wilfrid Napier are on Friday expected to visit Mooi River in the KwaZulu-Natal ...

[File Image] Members of a private security walk at a looted shopping mall in Vosloorus.

KwaZulu-Natal seeks to rebuild investor confidence following recent unrest

12 August 2021, 10:31 AM

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala is expected to meet with members of the diplomatic corps and trade representatives from 40 countries ...

People loot an area near a burning warehouse in Durban, South Africa, July 14, 2021.

Alleged looting instigator Phineas Letsoalo to apply for bail next week

by Paballo Lephaka

12 August 2021, 6:28 AM

The case of one of the alleged instigators of the recent violent protests and looting of businesses in the country ...

Minister General Bheki Cele briefs the media to present the quarterly crime statistics reflecting crimes that occurred from 1st of July to end of September 2020.

Investigations into police response over recent looting continues: Cele

4 August 2021, 10:25 AM

Police Minister Bheki Cele, says as investigations continue into the response of police amid the recent unrest some officers' actions ...

Police say an undisclosed amount of ammunition was stolen from the container.

KZN police probe the release authorisation of a container carrying ammunition

4 August 2021, 6:17 AM

KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, says they have opened a case to probe as to who authorised the release ...

Protesters blocking the roads in KwaZulu-Natal during the unrest.

UN agencies pledge support to help rebuild KZN following looting, violence and destruction

by Yolanda Mhlathi

31 July 2021, 11:00 PM

United Nations (UN) agencies in South Africa have pledged their full support to assisting KwaZulu-Natal recover from the devastating looting ...

Parliament to hold a probe into the recent violent unrest, vandalism and looting

27 July 2021, 11:42 AM

Parliament is to hold a probe into violent unrest, vandalism and looting which left over 300 people dead in KwaZulu-Natal ...

Members of a hazardous waste clean-up crew collect dead fish after chemicals entered the water system from a warehouse which was burned during days of looting following the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma, in Durban, South Africa, July 17, 2021.

Residents suffer health problems after chemical spill in Durban

by Paballo Lephaka

23 July 2021, 7:35 AM

The South Durban Community Environmental Alliance says many residents have confirmed that they have health problems following the release of ...

Shops vandalised and looted after violent protests in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.

‘Alleged ring leader of violence and looting in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal to be arrested’

19 July 2021, 8:43 AM

Police Minister Bheki Cele has given the assurance that an alleged ring leader of the violence and looting in Gauteng ...

SANDF members in Cato Ridge in Durban after being deployed to stop mass looting on July 14, 2021.

Health Workgroup concerned about the reselling of stolen drugs following looting

19 July 2021, 7:47 AM

Health Workgroup Business for South Africa has raised concerns over the reselling of stolen drugs in communities following the recent ...

Arrest of Ubuntu Wealth Group CEO Qhawe Sithole continues to send shockwaves

16 July 2021, 4:45 PM

The arrest of the CEO of Ubuntu Wealth Group Qhawe Sithole for allegedly taking part in the rioting and looting ...

President Ramaphosa at the KwaMashu Bridge City Shopping Centre, where he inspected the damage caused by the recent unrest and looting on July 16, 2021.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says people who instigate instability will not prevail

16 July 2021, 3:30 PM

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africans will not allow for anarchy to continue, saying people who instigate instability will not ...

[File Image] Police Minister Bheki Cele releases crime statistics for first quarter of 2020/21.

Criminality not racism is the immediate challenge in Phoenix, says Cele

15 July 2021, 5:50 PM

Police Minister Bheki Cele has announced that an interim committee will be set up with community leaders from Phoenix, Bhambayi ...

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor.

Government is acting to restore order in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, Pandor assures Namibia

15 July 2021, 3:00 PM

International Relations Minister, Naledi Pandor, says government is also working on ensuring the free flow of goods to neighbouring countries ...

eSwatini residents are calling for a democratic dispensation.

Eswatini citizens raise concerns over shortage of fuel in the country

14 July 2021, 8:00 PM

Eswatini citizens have raised concerns over the shortage of fuel in the country

King Misuzulu KaZwelithini is the eldest son of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini and Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu. He is a descendant of the Zulu and IsiSwati Royal families.

AmaZulu King pleads to the Amazulu nation to desist from participating in on-going unrest

14 July 2021, 7:21 PM