Co-ordinated, purposeful and collective action by private security, community policing forums and in some cases police, saved some of KwaZulu-Natal's malls from being destroyed and looted during the unrest in July last year.
KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development MEC Ravi Pillay says the Indian community in Phoenix has been demonised over the events in the area during the unrest in the province.
KZN Tourism and Environmental Affairs says alleged collusion among criminal syndicates and conservationists is behind the rising number of rhino poaching cases in the province.