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A member of the Durban Metro Police looks at a looted retail store in central Durban, on July 11, 2021. – Several shops are damaged and cars burnt in Durban, following a night of violence. Police are on the scene trying to control further protests. It is unclear if this is linked to sporadic protests following the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma. (Photo by – / AFP)
ZUMAUNREST

All public transport in KZN stops as looting spreads

More than 120 people have already been arrested for looting and public violence in the province

  • Paddy Harper
2 min read
Colour: Children splash about in Alexandra’s clear blue pool on a hot summer Monday. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ALEXANDRA TOWNSHIP

Jo’burg pool in the deep end

Residents complained about noise and bad behaviour so the gates were closed on weekends, a decision some see as racist

  • Sarah Smit
7 min read
Shanty town: Burnwood informal settlement, where Malawians were chased from their shacks and their belongings stolen. (Rogan Ward)
BURNWOOD

Resolute in the face of xenophobia

Many residents fled after Durban’s third wave of attacks, but to others leaving is just not an option

  • Paddy Harper
7 min read