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A looter smiles as she runs away from a member of the South African Police Services (SAPS) inside the Lotsoho Mall in Katlehong township, East of Johannesburg, on July 12, 2021. (Phill Magakoe / AFP)
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) Wielding sticks, guns and metal rods, minibus owners on Wednesday patrolled a ransacked shopping mall in Johannesburg to stop the looting of stores destroyed by mobs, adding further violence to the unrest in South Africa.
Concerned about loss of income from shoppers and staff no longer traveling to the mall, dozens of local commuter minibus operators decided to take matters into their own hands and crack down on looters, undeterred by security forces.
She did not say when the extra troops would be on the streets.
Members of the South African Defence Force (SANDF) hold stolen items retrieved during a raid after six days of looting in South-Africa left scores of dead and battered the economy, in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria, on July 14, 2021. (Phill Magakoe / AFP)
Government had been under pressure to increase boots on the ground to quickly put a lid on the violence pummeling an already struggling economy.
The country’s consumer goods regulatory body estimated that more than 800 retail shops had been looted. Advertisement
President Cyril Ramaphosa met leaders of political parties and cautioned that parts of the country “may soon be running short of basic provisions following the extensive disruption of food, fuel and medicine supply chains.”
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