Soldiers have been expressly prohibited from firing warning shots when dispersing crowds engaging in riots and looting.
The country spiralled into one of the worst unrests it has had since the end of the Apartheid regime.
A number of warehouses, businesses and shops have been vandalised by looters while some were set ablaze.
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Source: Briefly News
Lebogang Mashego (Current Affairs HOD)Lebogang Mashego runs the Current Affairs desk.
Members of the South African Defence Force have been ordered not to fire warning shots when dispersing crowds looting in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Image: Alet Pretorius/Gallo ImagesSource: Getty Images
She joined the Briefly News team in 2021.
She has 6 years of experience in the journalism field.
She worked as a lifestyle writer and editor at W24 and Opera News.
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She graduated with a BA degree majoring in Journalism and Media Studies in 2017.
She’s a recipient of the INMA Elevate Scholarship.
Email: lebogang.mashego@briefly.co.za
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