Another shopping complex is being looted in Protea Glen, it's 2 minutes away from the Protea Glen Mall. The looting, this time, is happening in full view of the police.
@City_Press
The people have ransacked the Boxer supermarket, Fair Price and they are now inside the Boxer liquor store. People are passing with trollies full of groceries right next to the police & no action is been taken.
@City_Press
Cops are just strolling around with their AK-47 & are even chatting with some of the people looting. This is shocking.
@City_Press
The looters are now pelting the cops with rocks. Cops are shooting live ammunition to the crowd.

"Asilandeni labantu," the crowd shouts to the police
@City_Press
People are now breaking into other business including a cellphone & furniture shops. They did this in front of the cops.
@City_Press
The cops have left. People are now looting freely. Cops are gone. They were here for 10 minutes, witnessed the looting, were pelted with stones, fired a few shots and got into their cars and left. The police station is literally a minute away from this complex
@City_Press
Yooooh! Hayi.
People are walking away with generators, gas heaters, tyres and car batteries. They've broken inside the Builders now.
@City_Press
This old man is dragging this generator out of the complex.
@City_Press
A group of guys just arrived and stood in front of 3 shops and told the looters not to break inside of them.
"Lezi ezase kasi bafethu iyani lapha e Builders ivuliwe". The shops are a paint shop, pharmacy & Internet cafe.
@City_Press
The crowds are now targeting Boxer's warehouse. People are looting in bulk.
"Ama pampers alahlile" says one guy.

Families are here.

"Hambo landa ama noodles mina ngigadile la," says a sister to her younger sibling.

@City_Press
If you've ever been to a supermarket that sells things in bulk, that's how things are like here. People are looting in bulk. A quantum taxi is packing boxes of fish oil, washing powder, crates of cold drink.
@City_Press
A friend just sent me these. She stays in Dobsonville and drove to Horizon to buy bread. There was no bread at a Chileckers & Woolies. Westgate Mall is closed.
@City_Press
Bakkies & trucks are loading building material . People are helping themselves to tiles, cement, paint, roller doors . Konke nje from the Builders
@City_Press
Traffic is at a standstill on this road. On any ordinary day this is a quite road but not today.
@City_Press
Overheard one guys driving out of the centre:

"Bafethu asiyeni e Trade Route Mall. iGame isasenjalo" this is a mall in Lenasia

@City_Press
Jojo tanks, amaplanga namaziki ziyemka.
@City_Press
A @MYANC office at the Sizwe shopping centre in Protea Glen has been ransacked.
@City_Press
#FreeZuma
This is one of the first shops that was looted in Protea Glen yesterday
@City_Press

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13 Jul
Happening in Protea Glen Ext 13 right now, residents are stopping cars that are passing with looted goods. I'm witnessing a bakkie being offloaded now.
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Once the cars are offloaded, the owners are asked to park on the side of the road and police are called to arrest them. One resident said they are helping the cops. So far 5 people have been arrested.
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A GTi driver just resisted the "citizens arrest". He told the community that he didn't loot but was given the grocery and alcohol.
"Uphiwe ubani thina singenakudla," asked one woman.
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At Protea Glen people have broken down this gate to access the butchery which also sells groceries. Among the looters are young kids
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Some people are loading their bakkies,dustbin and cars to load the groceries.

Overhead one of the people watching the looting

"Abantu balambile nhe?"
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