Jhb unrest spreads to Tembisa
Eight people were arrested in Tembisa, east of Johannesburg, after several shops were looted as tensions spiked between locals and foreign nationals in the city.
The suspects were arrested on charges of public violence and the possession of stolen property.
This comes after an abandoned building in Jeppestown caught fire and three people died in the blaze early on Sunday morning.
It's alleged that people in the area took advantage of the situation, looting nearby shops.
The looting spread then spread to other areas, including Malvern and Tembisa.
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Gauteng police spokesperson Kay Makhubele says the girl was taken by four men driving in a a white Toyota Fortuner. The Grade R pupil, now identified as Amy-Lee de Jager, was last seen wearing a pink dress, white shirt and black stockings. Makhubele says police have not been able to locate the child.
"The community members around the area they started looting at the shops in and around the area. Police were deployed in numbers and they are monitoring the situation," says Gauteng police spokesperson Kay Makhubele.
The total number of arrested sits at 41.
"The situation at the moment is calm but the fire brigade are still extinguishing the fire which was set on one of the shops earlier."
Police have been deployed to monitor the affected areas.
Situation rn in tembisa
— Rills (@Rilwele6) September 2, 2019
Ppl r looting in foreigner's shop pic.twitter.com/1WaAPrP5B2