Attempts to loot shops in the Hammarsdale Junction Mall in eThekwini were thwarted late on Thursday evening.
At least 100 taxi drivers, community members and police held off a crowd of residents who tried to loot the Hammarsdale Junction Mall in eThekwini’s outer west, on Thursday night.on Friday morning, the situation was “now calm”.
In April this year, there were also “rumours” that the mall was being targeted, she said. At that time, taxi owners again gathered and “scared away” those who were mobilising to steal. “We saw them driving into there when they were chased away by the taxis, police and security. I would say the people I saw were aged from 18 up to 50.”: “The mall is operating this morning. Obviously, we still have cops around, we still have security around, just monitoring the situation.”, he said and it had taken “a month or two” to resume normal operations.
Majola said it was thanks to the taxi association that there was no violence, and that attempts to breach the mall had been thwarted. He confirmed that the taxi drivers had shot into the air to disperse the criminals.Majola was adamant that the attempted looters came from Mpumalanga Township. Presidential panel report rips into state’s ‘unequivocal’ failure to protect its people during looting mayhem
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