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Rioters descend on Mariannhill, Pinetown on Sunday night. Photo: WhatsApp

Durban vaccination sites and clinics closed due to ‘civil unrest’

EThekwini Municipality has closed clinics and community vaccination sites because of the ongoing riots in Durban and surrounding areas.

Durban riots protests

Rioters descend on Mariannhill, Pinetown on Sunday night. Photo: WhatsApp

EThekwini Municipality has closed clinics and community vaccination sites due to ‘civil unrest’ especially in Durban and surrounding areas where riots and looting have intensified. On Monday, 12 July retail pharmacy, Dis-Chem has also closed its pharmacies, vaccination sites and drive through testing stations.

Roads in and out of the Durban CBD are no-go zones. Overnight looting and rioting has left shops empty and roads strewn with burnt out vehicles

Violent rioters, believed to be supporters of former president Jacob Zuma burned and looted shops and business and blocked roads in widespread riots across Durban on Sunday evening.

Dozens of videos and photographs of the riots were circulated widely on social media as thousands of angry people took to the streets, torching businesses and vehicles.

“The public is informed that eThekwini Municipality’s healthcare facilities(clinics) and community vaccination sites are closed today, 12 July due to ongoing civil unrest across the City. The Municipality will reassess the situation during the day and advise the public accordingly,” the Municipality said.

NON STOP LOOTING IN DURBAN

Durban residents awoke to a stream of reports of violent looting across the city that had continued throughout the night into the early hours of the morning.

Looters continued their rampage after sunrise, looting a Spar in Berea Road and descending on Glenwood Village Spar and Davenport Centre. Several bottle stores including Fourways Spar Tops in Pinetown were also raided.

Security companies were out assisting police to keep looters at bay in Waterfall and videos of residents fighting back against the looters also went viral.

The SANDF has also been deployed to KZN and Gauteng to assist.

“The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has commenced with pre-deployment processes and procedures in line with a request for assistance received from the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) to assist law enforcement agencies deployed in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces respectively to quell the unrest that has gripped both Provinces in the last few days. The deployment will commence as soon as all deployment processes are `in place,” the SANDF said in a statement.