Mon 02 September 2019:
Police have arrested 31 people in central Johannesburg following overnight chaos, with several foreign-owned shops being looted, cars and buildings set alight.
The unrest started on Sunday along Jules Street when businesses were ransacked by a mob.
“Many cars and shops were set alight,” police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo told to the media. “The Pep store is in ashes.”
It is reported On Sunday, that police responded to a call about a building that was gutted in Jeppestown at around 05:00, where two men and a woman died.
Nearby shops were broken into and then looted, Masondo said.
“They then moved into a nearby panel beater workshop where they damaged two cars and set alight one vehicle. At the moment, we don’t know who owns those shops and are calling for owners to come and open cases,” he said.
More shops were looted and set alight. “However, the situation is now under control,” Masondo said.
“We are still counting the cost [of the damage].” Masondo said the situation remained tense.
Unrest in Cleveland and Jeppe areas JHB. Reports of vehicles being attacked and looting. pic.twitter.com/LDhPBJmdek
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) September 1, 2019
Jeppe: violence earlier. WATCH the looting… pic.twitter.com/9Zzj2gnl2d
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) September 1, 2019
Looting continues: no @SAPoliceService to be seen! #JHBviolence @AsktheChiefJMPD @HermanMashaba pic.twitter.com/8FtxvOnPo9
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) September 2, 2019
JHB violence: Video as received… pic.twitter.com/W0iCU8e4Kq
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) September 2, 2019
Protesters looted shops and burnt cars & buildings on Jules Street in Malvern and Jeppestown last night. Millions of rands of damage. pic.twitter.com/NrUuZHATOH
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) September 2, 2019
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