#BusFire Two buses have been gutted in a fire at the Blackheath Golden Arrow Bus Depot. Officers deployed to scene just before 5AM. The cause is unknown. LI
#BusFire City Metro Police Spokesperson Ruth Solomons says the officers investigated and found no signs of protestors or any suspicious activity in and around the facility. LI
#BusFire Golden Arrow says preliminary investigations do not point to arson. SAPS on scene, combing the area for clues. LI
#BusFire GA’s Bronwen Dyke-Beyer: “We’d like to ask members of the public to refrain from spreading fake news as this causes unnecessary panic & can lead to actual incidents of vandalism as seen in other provinces…..” LI
#BusFire [Cont.]…..”Now, more than ever, we need to get people to work and to vaccine appointments,” says Dyke-Beyer. LI
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#ShutdownSA While government remains cagey about the identity of one of 12 alleged instigators of the unprecedented wave of violence, looting and destruction of the past 8 days, the unrest continued unabated in KwaZulu-Natal overnight.
#ShutdownSA 91 people have died in KwaZulu-Natal and 1500 have been arrested since Friday last week. Overall 117 deaths have been directly linked to the violence, and more than 2200 people have been arrested in Gauteng and KZN.
#ShutdownSA KZN: Overnight looters torched the landmark Isipingo market, set fires in Greytown, torched the Eshowe mall, and even threatened to burn down the Eston Sugar Mill.
#ShutdownSA Police minister Bheki Cele found boxes filled with thousands of live ammunition looted by criminals in KwaZulu-Natal.
#ShutdownSA Cele was in Phoenix last night, where the neighborhood remains tense. Police confirmed 15 people have been murdered there.
#ShutdownSA Police seized 10K rounds of ammunition in Mobeni outside Clairemont in Durban, that was looted during the shutdown South Africa looting sprees.