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Comeback: Ash Müller with the CEO of Hammerson, Rob Wilkinson. Hammerson has repaired its balance sheet, repositioned its assets, improved occupancy and is looking to acquire more. Photo: Supplied
E COMMERCE

Retail didn’t die; it merely reset

The top performers are evolving into more complex and diverse spaces than traditional malls. They are becoming places where people don’t just shop but also spend time, live and…

  • Ash Müller
6 min read
Volunteers and local workers take part in the clean up operation at the looted Bara Mall in Soweto, on July 15, 2020. – Many South Africans, taking matters into their own hands in a country where few rely on a chronically failing state, have started to clean up and repair. And the South African presidency even tweeted its thanks to “those who clean up”. (Photo by LUCA SOLA / AFP)
ZUMAUNREST

Township reconstruction: The blueprint for a post-looting economy

Don’t rebuild malls. They draw in a lot of energy and money, but give back little

  • Tshepo Mokholo
7 min read
SANDF members patrol Alexandra on operations to police residents during the Covid-19 national lockdown. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ZUMAUNREST

Operation Prosper: How SANDF deployment will work

The Defence Force soldiers will be armed with live ammunition with strict orders not to shoot unless their lives are in danger, senior officers told the Mail & Guardian

  • Erika Gibson
5 min read
Policing receives the most complaints regarding corruption
ZUMAUNREST

Cape Town tightens security over fears riots may spread

Police on full alert as shops and malls tighten up security and some close as a safety measure

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
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