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Suspected July unrest instigators to remain behind bars
A group of alleged July unrest instigators will remain behind bars for at least one month, following another postponement in…
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Guard sentenced for shooting innocent man during KZN July unrest
A security guard has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for shooting an innocent man dead during the July unrest…
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2021 July unrest: Sentencing postponed in case against Phoenix brothers arrested for attempted murder
Sentencing in the case against two Phoenix brothers accused of harming a teenager during the July unrest in Durban in…
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Bheki Cele says he has implemented recommendations of reports into Marikana massacre & July 2021 unrest
A few weeks before South Africa marks the 11th anniversary of the Marikana shooting, Police Minister Bheki Cele says they…
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‘Too early to dismiss link between truck attacks & July unrest’
Security experts believe it’s too soon to dismiss the possibility of a link between the truck attacks in KwaZulu-Natal and…
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KZN EFF should’ve responded to Phoenix vigilante killings with violence, says Julius Malema
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema said that members in KwaZulu-Natal should have responded with violence to the wanton…
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There are only 5 murder case dockets linked to July unrest, says KZN NPA
The State on Friday said there were only five case dockets of murder linked to the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal.…
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Alleged July unrest instigator Bonginkosi Khanyile’s court case delayed again
There was another delay in the case of accused July unrest instigator Bonginkosi Khanyile in the Durban Regional Court on…
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July unrest: Case against alleged instigator transferred to KZN
The case against a man charged with public violence during the July unrest has been transferred from the Ventersdorp Magistrate’s…
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Police on the hunt for more 2021 July unrest alleged instigators
Police are on the hunt for 84 people allegedly involved in inciting violence during last year’s July riots. Twenty-two people…
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20 alleged 2021 July unrest instigators arrested
Twenty alleged instigators of the July unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal have been arrested following a joint law enforcement operation.…
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Sasria says police should have acted faster over July unrest
State insurer Sasria says if the police responded within the first days of the July unrest it would not have…
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Police commissioner Fannie Masemola questions July unrest intelligence
National police commissioner Fannie Masemola insists there was no intelligence before last year’s unrest. The July unrest resulted in over…
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July unrest looter sentenced to 6 years in jail
July unrest looter Mvelo Majola will face six years in jail. This after he pleaded guilty to the theft of…
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I was for Jacob Zuma’s release from prison but not the unrest in July, says Kaunda
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda said he supported the call for former President Jacob Zuma’s release from prison, but not the…
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It was clear something was going to happen – Bheki Cele on July unrest
Police Minister Bheki Cele on Monday told the South African Human Rights Commission that the July unrest was not a…
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Bonginkosi Khanyile’s case postponed
The case against Fees Must Fall activist Bonginkosi Khanyile has been postponed to 8 February 2022. Khanyile appeared at the…
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Govt’s security cluster has learned lessons from July riots, says Bheki Cele
Government’s security cluster said that it had learned lessons from the July unrest that followed former President Jacob Zuma’s arrest.…
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Action Society slams police commissioner after SAHRC testimony
Civil rights group Action Society has slammed national police commissioner Khehla Sitole after his testimony at the South African Human…
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July unrest discouraged some unemployed citizens from seeking jobs, says Maluleke
Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke on Tuesday said some unemployed South Africans did not search for jobs in the third quarter because…
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SAHRC hears KZN govt leaders were nowhere to be found during July unrest
The leader of a shack dwellers movement has told the inquiry probing the July unrest that leaders of the KwaZulu-Natal…
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SAHRC told July riots were planned at very high political level
The leader of a shack dwellers movement said that the July unrest was planned at a higher political level. S’bu…
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Defence Minister: SANDF had no authority to arrest during July riots
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thandi Modise said members of the South African National Defence Force had no authority…
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SAHRC investigative hearings under way
A Pietermaritzburg woman has detailed how her teenage nephew Sibahle was killed during the July unrest. Zama Nguse was the…
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SAHRC to begin hearing into July unrest on Monday
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is expected to begin its national investigative hearing into July’s civil unrest in…
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