Foreigner's shops looted in Thokoza

[LazyLion]

Shops owned by foreigners have been looted during protests in Thokoza, east of Johannesburg, Gauteng police said on Wednesday.

The looting took place on Tuesday afternoon, Captain Godfrey Maditsi said.

"We did not get any reports of anyone injured," he said.

On Wednesday morning the situation in Thokoza was under control, with no incidents reported overnight.

No further arrests had been made since three people were detained for public violence on Tuesday, after residents protesting the removal of illegal electricity connections barricaded roads.

The protest began on Monday when the Red Ants and police went to Imbeliseni informal settlement looking for illegal electricity connections.

The Ekurhuleni metro said on Tuesday it had intensified its campaign to remove illegal connections in the municipality.

It said in a statement that over 17,000 illegal connections had been removed since the campaign started two months ago.

Municipal spokesman Sam Modiba said illegal connections saw the city losing R36 million per annum.

"This translates to losses of about R2.8m to R4.9m per month," Modiba said.


Source : Sapa /mjs/aa/jk
Date : 20 Nov 2013 07:47 OrigID : LP807297

 

[isie]

Lack of service delivery so they loot innocent peoples shops - yep makes sense :wtf:

Voted for party as i was promised service they win election, nothing gets done - make my own illegal connection - government cuts my illegal connection, So I protest - still nothing gets done.
Ooohh election time same party i voted for last time promises me services oh lets vote for them again :wtf:
yep makes sense

 

[TelkomUseless]

Lack of service delivery so they loot innocent peoples shops - yep makes sense :wtf:

And that is why Ju-Ju has so many supporters... take/steal what you want motto.

 

[grok]

It's the African way, can't make it on your own so take somebody else's.

 

[The_MAC]

One guy drives in the Emergency Lane, everyone follows..
One guy loots a shop, everyone follows..
One guy throws a stone, everyone follows..
One guy litters, everyone follows..

This is the challenge when dealing with people that do not have their own moral high-ground, no one knows when to draw the line and say "I'm not doing that!"

 

[Hemi300c]

Even if legal connections were done they wouldn't pay for electricity anyhow. Then the money would be wasted and the cables and equipment stolen. Water, toilets would all end up being a waste of expenditure IMO.