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Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:36:05 +0000
News24.com | #UnrestSA: 'I don't have maize meal' - Soweto woman, 75, ponders what the future holds
"I don't have maize meal. Where will I buy it?" These are the questions already lingering in the mind of 75-year-old Maria Mofomme of Zone 3 in Meadowlands, Soweto, as looting continues in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:24:58 +0000
News24.com | PICS | 2 uniformed police reservists bust for alleged possession of looted goods in Gauteng
Two police reservists have been arrested for the alleged possession of looted goods.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 09:07:32 +0000
News24.com | #UnrestSA: Violence could impact entire region, African Union Commission warns
The Commission condemned unrest that has swept across the country, calling for the immediate restoration of peace.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 08:20:43 +0000
Businessinsider.co.za | ‘What was not taken has been broken’ – mass looting leaves small businesses in ruins
We spoke to two small business owners left with little but damage to count.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 07:35:49 +0000
News24.com | Covid-19: Death toll rises by 633 as infections climb by 12 537
South Africa recorded 12 537 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday and 633 deaths, bringing the official death toll to 65 142.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:33:46 +0000
News24.com | Contact News24's public editor with any complaints and feedback
Any complaints, queries or suggestions about content on News24 may be sent to our public editor George Claassen.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 07:30:53 +0000
News24.com | #UnrestSA: Not even 100 arrests able to deter brazen looters at Gauteng shopping centre
Brazen looters continued their criminal activity, despite arrests at the Mayfield Square Shopping Centre in Daveyton.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 08:19:32 +0000
News24.com | #UnrestSA: Taxi associations gear up to protect businesses amid widespread unrest
Taxi associations are gearing up to protect shopping malls in Gauteng. The SA National Taxi Council in Tshwane has instructed all associations in the region to go out in full force to protect shopping centres in the city.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:40:10 +0000
News24.com | NPA to oppose bail for more than 1 200 people arrested for looting, public violence
Government has announced that the National Prosecuting Authority will oppose bail for the more than 1 200 people arrested for public violence and economic sabotage.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 08:48:53 +0000
Businessinsider.co.za | SAB, Heineken facilities looted and torched, and more may be targeted, says Beer Association
"Courier companies carrying alcohol and raw material such as malt for export have also been attacked," say SA's big brewers.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 06:09:30 +0000
News24.com | #UnrestSA: Mamelodi pharmacy looted of chronic medications meant to keep patients alive
Looters have hit a pharmacy in Mamelodi, leaving an empty shell and cleaning out all the chronic medications for diabetes, HIV and hypertension.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 06:09:26 +0000
News24.com | Taxi killings: Western Cape transport MEC mulls closing some routes as death toll rises
Western Cape Transport MEC Daylin Mitchell has gazetted his intention to close the taxi route between Paarl and Bellville as killings associated with the dispute of taxi routes escalate.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 06:09:18 +0000
News24.com | The real cost of looting: Gauteng mom and daughter's vegetable stand trashed and burnt
A Gauteng mom and daughter are "devastated" after looters trashed and burnt down their vegetable stand at the market in Daveyton on Sunday evening, leaving the family without an income.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 06:09:13 +0000
News24.com | Walls of Eastern Cape TB hospital falling apart, patients, nurses fear being buried alive
The Orsmond TB Hospital in Kariega, formerly Uitenhage, has been allowed to degenerate into a state of disrepair with huge cracks lining the walls and massive gaps all over the facility, while staff fear the structure may soon cave in on them.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 06:09:41 +0000
News24.com | 11-year-old local rapper ready to take over the music industry
Eleven-year-old rapper Tevin Reddy from KwaZulu-Natal, already has four singles.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:54:10 +0000
News24.com | Covid-19 vaccine myths debunked: Get the facts here
While recent research found that over 71% of South Africans are willing to take the Covid-19 vaccine, government has indicated its concern with increasing reports of vaccine hesitancy.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 21:28:05 +0000
News24.com | #UnrestSA: Looters target community radio stations in KZN, Gauteng
Alex FM in Gauteng, Westside FM in Kagiso and Intokozo FM in Umlazi were ransacked.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 21:19:37 +0000
News24.com | It's not just poverty, there are criminal elements involved, says senior Durban metro cop on unrest
While poverty was a contributing factor to looting, Durban's metro police operational deputy commissioner, Sbonelo Mchunu, says criminal syndicates have also strategised on how to capitalise on the unrest.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 20:42:00 +0000
News24.com | Limpopo residents allegedly kill bottle store thief, before stealing the stolen liquor
A man accused of looting a bottle store in Nkomo village was assaulted and set alight, allegedly by residents, who apparently then took the liquor

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 19:45:35 +0000
News24.com | #UnrestSA: Police watchdog IPID struggling to get access to bodies, crimes scenes
Police watchdog IPID says it is struggling to access some crime scenes and retrieve bodies due to the ongoing unrest and violence.



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