Riots

Ernst van Rhyn and John Dobson. (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo Images) John Dobson believes his Stormers and the British & Irish Lions can play some part in providing hope from this week's devastating riots plaguing parts of South Africa.But the Stormers coach also says local rugby deserves credit for "heroically"…

Listen on iTunes  South Africa mustered its army reserves in a bid to quell several days of looting that has ravaged supplies of food and other essentials and dealt a crippling blow to its economy. The disorder slowly began to ebb across most affected provinces on Thursday before an expected surge…

AP Photo/Steven Senne New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton sees the 2021 season as time to "put up or shut up," as he told ESPN Radio's Keyshawn, JWill & Zubin (h/t Mike Reiss of ESPN). Newton is entering his second season with the Patriots after a disappointing first year in which…

South Africa’s army has begun deploying 25,000 troops to assist police in quelling weeklong riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma By ANDREW MELDRUM and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press July 15, 2021, 6:38 PM • 6 min read JOHANNESBURG -- In one of the largest…

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Storage units were looted and set alight in Waterfall, near Durban. Video / Supplied Katlego Motati shook her head sadly as she surveyed the uneasy standoff between South African soldiers and huddles of young men across the rubble-strewn street in front of Soweto's Maponya mall. "I'm standing here against vandals…

Local residents in Soweto have been volunteering to clear up looted shops Long queues have formed outside shops and petrol stations in South Africa's port city of Durban following days of unrest sparked by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma. Firefighters are cleaning up the mess, helped by local…

Smoke billows from a fire at a building on Queen Nandi Drive, amid spreading unrest following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma, as seen from the suburbs of Durban, South Africa July 14, 2021 in this picture obtained by REUTERS. JOHANNESBURG, July 14 (Reuters) - Days of riots and…

eThekwini Metro police have confirmed that they are investigating two policemen who allegedly stashed rioters’ loot in their vehicles in Durban on Tuesday. Two separate videos of the policeman were circulated widely on social media on Tuesday. One of the officers in the video was wearing his metro police uniform,…