Looted ammunition points to failed insurrection, says Ntshavheni
News24
22 Jul 2021, 04:40 GMT+10
The looting of ammunition had led the government to believe the unrest was related to a failed insurrection, acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said.
The government now considers Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal stabilised.
The unrest led to 276 deaths, with 168 murder cases being investigated.
The looting of ammunition has led to the government labelling last week s unrest, in which 276 people died, as an insurrection.
This according to acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni when she briefed the media on Wednesday.
Asked for an update on the looted ammunition, she said: As you ll recall, when there was a debate about whether there was an insurrection - or attempted insurrection - part of the clarity was because there was a target to go and steal ammunition at a particular depot. And therefore, that is the basis of why we said this is part of a plan
Looted ammunition points to failed insurrection, says Ntshavheni
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Despite hundreds of WhatsApp voice notes that made its way through KZN, claiming renewed widespread violence in Durban, nothing materialised by Monday.
Police Minister Bheki Cele was on the ground in the province where he oversaw an operation to recover looted items.
SASSA said the unrest in KZN has severely affected service delivery at some of its offices.
After a week of unrest that nearly brought most of KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng to its knees, peace washed over most of the country on Monday.
Despite hundreds of WhatsApp voice notes that made its way through KZN, claiming renewed widespread violence in Durban, nothing materialised by Monday.
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