According toIOL, they met grieving families and shared messages of condolences.
An 11-year-old Thulasizwe Nzimande was also allegedly shot and killed.
There are also reports he was stoned.
Police Minister Bheki Cele visits Phoenix in Durban following violence that engulfed the community on 15 July 2021. Image: Darren Stewart/ Gallo Images.Source: Getty Images
Suspected looters were allegedly shot by residents who were standing at barricades at almost every intersection in the area.
A South African Police Service team of top detectives have now been assigned to investigate the deaths.
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He was the Head of Current Affairs at Briefly News.
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