The ongoing taxi war in the Western Cape claimed the lives of three more people on Tuesday as the province braces itself for the possibility of the looting that has rocked Gauteng and KwaZulu-Nata
The private security guards were also first responders in some cases, and their helicopters provided information on emerging hotspots
This is not a protest, it is a ripple effect of poverty
The pillaging and destruction, which started in KwaZulu-Natal in reaction to former president Jacob Zuma’s incarceration, has been hijacked by residents and non-ANC members
Ramaphosa said opportunistic acts of criminality had no grievance or political cause that can justify violence and destruction
Any gains made at the beginning of the year could be undone as the protests and the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown threaten business confidence
The violence comes in the wake of protests last Friday when Zuma’s supporters went on the streets in KZN
More than 120 people have already been arrested for looting and public violence in the province
Presenting to parliament, the Hawks, SIU and NPA have work to do, but say staff shortages slow down investigations
Danny Msiza and Kabelo Matsepe will become the first politicians to be face charges for alleged complicity in the scandal