IN PICS | Police and soldiers step in as looting continues in Gauteng and KZN

13 July 2021 - 18:17

By Staff Reporter

Image: Alon Skuy A police officer speaks to an arrested looter in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, on July 13 2021.

Widespread looting continued in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday as police, soldiers and private security members tried to restore calm to the affected areas.

Image: Alon Skuy Police monitor arrested looters as they lie on their stomachs in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, on July 13 2021.

Image: Alon Skuy Two men drowned in a sewerage drain after fleeing from police in Vlakfontein on July 13 2021.

Earlier on Tuesday Gauteng premier David Makhura called for peace and calm after a deadly stampede claimed the lives of 10 people at the Ndofaya Mall in Soweto.

The provincial death toll as a result of violent protests and looting of businesses has risen to 19, he said.

Image: Alon Skuy A private security member helps police officers and soldiers restore law and order in Soweto on July 13 2021.

Image: Alon Skuy A police officer speaks to an arrested looter in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, on July 13 2021. Alon Skuy

Image: Alon Skuy Scores of people were arrested in Vosloorus as the looting and violent protests continued in Gauteng on July 13 2021.

Despite the military being deployed in KwaZulu-Natal, looting was still evident in Durban and Pietermaritzburg.

Image: Alon Skuy Private security members help police officers and soldiers restore law and order in Soweto on July 13 2021.

A member of the SANDF patrols in Soweto on July 13 2021 after the violent protests and looting that took place over the previous days.

Image: Alon Skuy A member of the SANDF patrols in Soweto on July 13 2021 after the violent protests and looting that took place over the previous days.

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