Njabulo Ncube was found guilty of looting a store during the July unrest and was sentenced to eight years. Photo: @_AfricanSoil / Twitter
July unrest: Looter sentenced to EIGHT years imprisonment
A man who looted a shop in Durban during the July unrest in 2021 has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment.
Njabulo Ncube was found guilty of looting a store during the July unrest and was sentenced to eight years. Photo: @_AfricanSoil / Twitter
Njabulo Ncube was found guilty of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft. Ncube looted a Durban shop during the July 2021 unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and was sentenced to eight years imprisonment.
Ncube was part of a group that stole groceries
KZN National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson-Kara said Ncube was part of a group who broke into a shop in Umbilo and stole groceries. The group was arrested by SAPS members who were passing by during the unrest.
“During the public violence and looting that took place in KwaZulu-Natal last year, Ncube and a group of others broke into a shop in the Umbilo area and stole groceries. They were arrested by members of the police who were passing by,”
said Ramkisson-Kara.
He was unable to pay R27 000 and was sentenced accordingly
According to TimesLIVE, Ncube told the court he couldn’t pay the R27 000 damages he was found guilty of or pay a fine. Ramkisson-Kara said Ncube was sentenced accordingly and the matter was successfully finalised by regional court prosecutors Kuveshni Pillay and Thami Njapha.
July unrest: Hawks investigating Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s role
In related news, it was previously reported that the Hawks have confirmed they are looking into whether Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, the daughter of former president Jacob Zuma, was involved in last year’s July riots.
Zuma-Sambudla posted a series of controversial tweets during the period of the unrest, some of which were deemed inciteful and inflammatory. She had been taking to social media to express gratitude to those who protested, in support of her father.
It was the former president’s arrest which essentially sparked the violence as many in KwaZulu-Natal had taken to the streets to demand his release, but the protests soon morphed into looting sprees which also spread to Gauteng. At least twenty people accused of instigating the July unrest were arrested and subsequently made an appearance in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 12 August 2022. Read the full story here.
