Police arrest 110 suspects for violence and unrest
Government condemns the recent spate of violence in Gauteng
and KwaZulu-Natal.
This comes after looters brought parts of Ekurhuleni, Tshwane and the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD) to a standstill on Monday.
In Gauteng, close to 90 suspects were arrests in connection with public violence, malicious damage to property and theft.
KwaZulu-Natal police intensified their presence along major routes in the province following several attacks on trucks this weekend.
Two trucks were set alight on the N3 in Ashburton and on the N2 in Kokstad in the early hours of Sunday after the drivers were ambushed.
Police in the province have arrested close to 20 people who were allegedly involved in the violence.
Acting (Government Communication Information System) GCIS Director-General, Phumla Williams, says no amount of grievance or unhappiness can justify the looting of shops, destruction of properties and illegal blocking of roads.
'We are a democratic state that promotes robust dialogue and engagement with the dissatisfied communities. As the government, we will not allow anarchy and violence to be the order of the day," says Phumla Williams.
National Police Spokesperson, Vishnu Naidoo, says National Police's Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure has also put additional measures in place to ensure the situation in Gauteng returns to normal.
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More than 90 suspects have been arrested after chaos erupted across Gauteng since Sunday. "What is problematic - there are clear opportunist who have hijacked a pure community concern against drug peddlers but now they have turned it into a criminal act," said ANC spokesperson Dakota Legoete during a press conference at the party's Luthuli House headquarters in Johannesburg on Monday.