Nine more people have been arrested on charges relating to the July unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The latest arrests bring the total number of arrested alleged instigators to 44.
Three more people will appear in the Durban Regional Court on Monday in connection with their role as so-called "instigators" in the July 2021 unrest, the Hawks have said.
While former president Jacob Zuma's daughter is being investigated, she is not one of the 20 alleged instigators the Hawks arrested on Thursday in connection with the July unrest.
The province with most ANC members is a stronghold for the ousted President and voted strongly against the incumbent, Anyone who thought ex-President Jacob Zuma was a spent force within the ruling African National Congress had a rude awakening at the ninth Kwazulu-Natal elective conference on 22-24 July when his supporters swept the board of regional leadership posts. It was a humiliation for President Cyril Ramaphosa which damaged his chances of winning a second term as president.
The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster has pledged more arrests in the cases of those who were involved in riots that shook the country a year ago.