A security guard and a police officer are among those arrested after the store was robbed over the weekend, and are due in court on Tuesday.
After several incidents of looting of liquor stores, retail outlets, as well as truck attacks, the Western Cape is putting it’s foot down.
Food parcels were stolen from a truck after it was stoned by protesters on Robert Sobukwe Drive in Cape Town on Monday 20 April.
With 21 people arrested for looting in the Western Cape, Police Minister Bheki Cele must now divert his attention to his own officers.
Four liquor stores have been looted in the space of 24-hours, the latest being a Tops in Belhar, Cape Town.
Some shocking scenes were captured in Elsies River today, as looters in the Western Cape raided a liquor store during a nationwide lockdown.
Looters might want to think twice before boiling this bounty.
Samora Machel was the scene of unmitigated carnage on Sunday, costing two people their lives. Cape Town authorities have vowed to investigate the matter.
The recent spate of looting and violence has been enough to cause the Zambia high commission in South Africa to issue a warning to its citizens in the country.
Foreign-owned shops were targeted in Soweto last night, as widespread looting picked off the spaza stores one-by-one. But what has sparked the violence?
Things have been quieter since the Lenasia protests flared up again on Friday, but the JMPD have warned there could still be more to come.
This is a crime of the most heinous variety: One trucker was killed and another injured after their vehicle was hit by a brick and had their cargo looted on Sunday.
It’s the end of the road for the VBS Mutual Bank. Some very shady people filled their pockets with their profits, and it’s seen the institution crumble.
Thankfully, calm has now been restored to Soweto.
A Somali shop owner says government fanned the flames of xenophobia.
About R65 000 worth of goods gone in a matter of minutes.
An elaborate looting scheme by the Municipal Councillors’ Pension Fund has been uncovered and the Hawk’s are investigating the case.
54 people will appear in the Mooi River Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
Booze loving Capetonians went too far in the quest to get some cheap beer. This beer truck lost its load and all hell broke loose…
This cash-in-transit heist was followed by looting as members of the public swooped in and started grabbing cash. Check it out.
Somadoda Fikeni believes the ANC’s demise is causing significant financial pressure on their members
Juju says Ramaphosa or Dlamini-Zuma won’t make a difference.
The ruling party’s politics have left a second major city in chaos after ANC members, upset with the party’s mayoral candidate for Tshwane, went on a rampage, burning buses and destroying private property.