Looters are rampaging through abandoned government buildings
A former fishmeal factory in Hout Bay in Cape Town has been stripped by looters.
The huge factory was leased to Oceana but the company closed down the plant and the lease was terminated in March 2021.
The Department of Public Works...
Makro and Game looting warning this weekend
Massmart is concerned about posts circulating on social media indicating that there will be looting of all their stores this weekend, 26–27 February 2022.
This is according to a letter from KwaZulu-Natal crime intelligence head Major-General Tso...
UPL warehouse spewed dangerous chemicals into the air after fire caused by looting
A fire at a South African warehouse used by UPL Ltd., the world’s fifth-biggest agrochemicals company, released a range of harmful chemicals across a wide area, according to a report released by the provincial...
Devastating financial damage caused by storage unit looting revealed
Stor-Age announced in a trading update on Tuesday that approximately 60% of the total 15,100m² of storage space at its facility in Hillcrest suffered significant structural damage.
"These buildings require full demolition and...
What South Africans searched for following looting in July
Google searches for guns and emigration spiked in July following the violent protests and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
The civil unrest started around 9 July in KwaZulu-Natal following the imprisonment of former President...
Samsung TVs stolen in looting will be blocked
Samsung South Africa has implemented a TV blocking feature on sets stolen from its warehouse in Cato Ridge, Durban, during rampant looting in July.
Tremendous damage caused by looting shown in one table
Thousands of businesses and numerous government departments are still counting the costs of the damage caused by rampant looting and violence in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng earlier this month.
Malls, shopping centres, supermarkets...
Doctor speaks out on looting of medical practice
On Monday, when Dr Mabola* a GP who operates a private surgery in Durban Central made his way to work, he found his office looted and vandalised. “They even took the cushions in my waiting room,” he said. Mabola is a foreign national and asked...
Immense destruction from looting in South Africa — The details
President Cyril Ramaphosa and prominent South African companies have revealed the tremendous destruction caused by the looting and vandalism in South Africa.
It started with the burning of trucks at Mooi River in KwaZulu-Natal on...
South Africans need to get involved in the affairs of the country, but without resorting to violence and looting, deputy public service and administration minister Ayanda Dlodlo said on Wednesday.
Speaking in Durban, Dlodlo said that in recent months the country's image had taken a knock...