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Police recovered thousands of rands worth of looted goods, including beds, electronic appliances and mag wheels, in and around Durban on MondayImage: Lirandzu Themba

WATCH | Police recover looted goods including beds‚ electronic goods and mag wheels

On Monday police recovered thousands of rands worth of items stolen from warehouses and retail stores in Durban during widespread looting in KwaZulu-Natal last week. Police minister Bheki Cele‚ who was scheduled to visit Pietermaritzburg…

People loot a mall in Gauteng.Picture: SOWETAN/ANTONIO MUCHAVE

Government lifts ban on large gatherings in bid to quell unrest

The government has lifted the ban on gatherings with immediate effect. In a notice published in the government gazette on July 14, co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said regulation 21…

A group of concerned citizens calling themselves the Kasi Brothers has vowed to protect the malls in their community of Atteridgeville against looters.Image: Supplied

‘We will die for our community’: Kasi Brothers hold the line against looters

A group of civic-minded people calling themselves the Kasi Brothers has vowed to keep their community safe as they guard malls in Atteridgeville‚ west of Pretoria‚ against looters. The group of men take shifts at more than four shopping…

Santaco Eastern Cape has urged its members and taxi drivers to protect businesses from possible vandalism and lootingImage: Gallo Images/Foto24/Lulama Zenzile

Taxi council distances itself from any possible violence in East Cape

The South African National Taxi Council in the Eastern Cape has distanced itself from any possible riots and looting in the province. SANTACO deputy chair Gabs Mtshala said the council and the taxi industry would not take part in any of…

Police were outnumbered by looters in parts of Durban on Monday.Image: Sandile Ndlovu

Military to be deployed in KZN and Gauteng as looting spreads

The cabinet has taken a decision to deploy members of the military in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in the wake of the protests against the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma. The widespread protests‚ which have resulted in the…