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.
Police monitor arrested looters as they lie on their stomachs in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, on July 13 2021.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. A private security member helps police officers and soldiers restore law and order in Soweto on July 13 2021.A police officer speaks to an arrested looter in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, on July 13 2021. Alon SkuyScores 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.
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.Members of the South African Defence Force patrol through a looted mall in Alexandra, Johannesburg. Calm was restored to the area following the deployment of the army.
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