About 25 000 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members will be deployed to deal with the violence and looting that has gripped KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
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Speaking to SABC News they deny allegations there are racial tensions in the area. They say they want to stop criminals from harming residents, their homes and their businesss. They say in the last 2 nights they have stopped looters who were found with cars full of stolen items.
Community members from Phoenix, north of Durban have blocked the entrances and exits to the area, denying even media from entering. Residents have come together after businesses in the area were looted.
Armed security personnel and police are guarding some of the looted shopping malls in #Soweto, Gauteng. At Jabulani Mall, several people have been stopped from attempting to steal what remains in the damaged stores. #GautengUnrest
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Police Minister Bheki Cele has been slammed by fellow ANC NEC members for not reacting sooner to the violence spreading across KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. | @pule_jones
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SA National Defence Force in Support of the SA Police Service | Soldiers deployed in Alexandra, Gauteng Province.
Photographs provided by Government Communication Information Systems.
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WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Security at Chris Hani Mall in Vosloorus force looters to swim on the flooded mall floor after they were caught trying to loot stores.
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Seventy-two people have died in the unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng and 1 234 people have been arrested in connection with mass looting. | @nickymccain
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