Brookside Mall was a major target in Pietermaritzburg for the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. Looters plundered the Mall and then set it on fire. ATM machines were broken open and every shop was looted. Days later looters from neighbouring squatter communities were still picking through the remains even walking off with electrical cable. Police arrived and shot at looters with rubber bullets, but it seemed to make little difference and the looting continued.

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng that saw thousands of looters strip and, on occasions, burn down retail stores, private security companies have played a vital role in protecting the remaining retail stores from attack. In the wake of the insurrection, hundreds of thousands of people in rural communities will be vulnerable to hunger as supply chains have been destroyed and will take time to rebuild.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.

Brookside Mall was a major target in Pietermaritzburg for the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. Looters plundered the Mall and then set it on fire. ATM machines were broken open and every shop was looted. Days later looters from neighbouring squatter communities were still picking through the remains even walking off with electrical cable. Police arrived and shot at looters with rubber bullets, but it seemed to make little difference and the looting continued.

Brookside Mall was a major target in Pietermaritzburg for the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. Looters plundered the Mall and then set it on fire. ATM machines were broken open and every shop was looted. Days later looters from neighbouring squatter communities were still picking through the remains even walking off with electrical cable. Police arrived and shot at looters with rubber bullets, but it seemed to make little difference and the looting continued.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.

Brookside Mall was a major target in Pietermaritzburg for the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. Looters plundered the Mall and then set it on fire. ATM machines were broken open and every shop was looted. Days later looters from neighbouring squatter communities were still picking through the remains even walking off with electrical cable. Police arrived and shot at looters with rubber bullets, but it seemed to make little difference and the looting continued.

Calm seems to rest over Pietermaritzburg after days of looting and plundering as part of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. Already under pressure as a city having been put under administration for failure to govern itself properly, the insurrection has added the burden of needing to rebuild a shattered economy.

The Carers

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection, churches and community organisations in Hilton and Sweetwaters outside Pietermaritzburg banded together to create a rapid response to the looming food security crisis. The insurrection sought to destroy food and fuel supply lines. Communities most hard hit were the poorer communities where sources of food such as grocery stores and spaza shops were looted and often burnt down. Business, individuals and churches all gave toward the response. At the Hilton Baptist Church the food parcels were collated and then distrubuted to various communities in the periurban surrounds of Hilton including Sweetwaters, Hilton Estate, Emandleni, Khayakahle and others.

Churches and community organisations worked together to clean up the city centre of Pietermaritzburg that was ransacked in the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. In spite of the cleanup efforts, there is much that is damaged and significant buildings that have been burnt down. It will take some time before the centre of the city is restored.

Churches and community organisations worked together to clean up the city centre of Pietermaritzburg that was ransacked in the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. In spite of the cleanup efforts, there is much that is damaged and significant buildings that have been burnt down. It will take some time before the centre of the city is restored.

Brookside Mall was a major target in Pietermaritzburg for the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. Looters plundered the Mall and then set it on fire. ATM machines were broken open and every shop was looted. Days later looters from neighbouring squatter communities were still picking through the remains even walking off with electrical cable. Police arrived and shot at looters with rubber bullets, but it seemed to make little difference and the looting continued.

The Defenses

#ZumaUnrest

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection, across the city of Pietermaritzburg defenses were hastily put in place in neighbourhoods, particularly, although not exclusively, in wealthier neighbourhoods.

Brookside Mall was a major target in Pietermaritzburg for the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. Looters plundered the Mall and then set it on fire. ATM machines were broken open and every shop was looted. Days later looters from neighbouring squatter communities were still picking through the remains even walking off with electrical cable. Police arrived and shot at looters with rubber bullets, but it seemed to make little difference and the looting continued.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng that saw thousands of looters strip and, on occasions, burn down retail stores, private security companies have played a vital role in protecting the remaining retail stores from attack. In the wake of the insurrection, hundreds of thousands of people in rural communities will be vulnerable to hunger as supply chains have been destroyed and will take time to rebuild.

The Carers

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection, churches and community organisations in Hilton and Sweetwaters outside Pietermaritzburg banded together to create a rapid response to the looming food security crisis. The insurrection sought to destroy food and fuel supply lines. Communities most hard hit were the poorer communities where sources of food such as grocery stores and spaza shops were looted and often burnt down. Business, individuals and churches all gave toward the response. At the Hilton Baptist Church the food parcels were collated and then distrubuted to various communities in the periurban surrounds of Hilton including Sweetwaters, Hilton Estate, Emandleni, Khayakahle and others.

The Carers

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection, churches and community organisations in Hilton and Sweetwaters outside Pietermaritzburg banded together to create a rapid response to the looming food security crisis. The insurrection sought to destroy food and fuel supply lines. Communities most hard hit were the poorer communities where sources of food such as grocery stores and spaza shops were looted and often burnt down. Business, individuals and churches all gave toward the response. At the Hilton Baptist Church the food parcels were collated and then distrubuted to various communities in the periurban surrounds of Hilton including Sweetwaters, Hilton Estate, Emandleni, Khayakahle and others.

Brookside Mall was a major target in Pietermaritzburg for the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. Looters plundered the Mall and then set it on fire. ATM machines were broken open and every shop was looted. Days later looters from neighbouring squatter communities were still picking through the remains even walking off with electrical cable. Police arrived and shot at looters with rubber bullets, but it seemed to make little difference and the looting continued.

Citizen Protectors

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng certain that saw the destruction of retail stores and factories, communities across the province organized local militias to aid the police and security forces that were overwhelmed and to ensure safety and security for communities and for the remaining retail outlets that could become targets for the looters. In many cases South Africans of all colours often from neighboring communities banded together to protect their food and fuel supply rotating shifts 24-hours per day. As law and order is restored their presence will no longer be needed. However, the relationships that have been built and the shared objectives are likely to remain.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.

Churches and community organisations worked together to clean up the city centre of Pietermaritzburg that was ransacked in the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. In spite of the cleanup efforts, there is much that is damaged and significant buildings that have been burnt down. It will take some time before the centre of the city is restored.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.

A clear message to the ruling party of the African National Congress was left by the looters on the wall of a looted factory at Camps Drift.

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng that saw thousands of looters strip and, on occasions, burn down retail stores, private security companies have played a vital role in protecting the remaining retail stores from attack. In the wake of the insurrection, hundreds of thousands of people in rural communities will be vulnerable to hunger as supply chains have been destroyed and will take time to rebuild.

Brookside Mall was a major target in Pietermaritzburg for the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. Looters plundered the Mall and then set it on fire. ATM machines were broken open and every shop was looted. Days later looters from neighbouring squatter communities were still picking through the remains even walking off with electrical cable. Police arrived and shot at looters with rubber bullets, but it seemed to make little difference and the looting continued.

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng that saw thousands of looters strip and, on occasions, burn down retail stores, private security companies have played a vital role in protecting the remaining retail stores from attack. In the wake of the insurrection, hundreds of thousands of people in rural communities will be vulnerable to hunger as supply chains have been destroyed and will take time to rebuild.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.

Churches and community organisations worked together to clean up the city centre of Pietermaritzburg that was ransacked in the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. In spite of the cleanup efforts, there is much that is damaged and significant buildings that have been burnt down. It will take some time before the centre of the city is restored.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.

The Carers

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection, churches and community organisations in Hilton and Sweetwaters outside Pietermaritzburg banded together to create a rapid response to the looming food security crisis. The insurrection sought to destroy food and fuel supply lines. Communities most hard hit were the poorer communities where sources of food such as grocery stores and spaza shops were looted and often burnt down. Business, individuals and churches all gave toward the response. At the Hilton Baptist Church the food parcels were collated and then distrubuted to various communities in the periurban surrounds of Hilton including Sweetwaters, Hilton Estate, Emandleni, Khayakahle and others.

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng that saw thousands of looters strip and, on occasions, burn down retail stores, private security companies have played a vital role in protecting the remaining retail stores from attack. In the wake of the insurrection, hundreds of thousands of people in rural communities will be vulnerable to hunger as supply chains have been destroyed and will take time to rebuild.

The Carers

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection, churches and community organisations in Hilton and Sweetwaters outside Pietermaritzburg banded together to create a rapid response to the looming food security crisis. The insurrection sought to destroy food and fuel supply lines. Communities most hard hit were the poorer communities where sources of food such as grocery stores and spaza shops were looted and often burnt down. Business, individuals and churches all gave toward the response. At the Hilton Baptist Church the food parcels were collated and then distrubuted to various communities in the periurban surrounds of Hilton including Sweetwaters, Hilton Estate, Emandleni, Khayakahle and others.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng that saw thousands of looters strip and, on occasions, burn down retail stores, private security companies have played a vital role in protecting the remaining retail stores from attack. In the wake of the insurrection, hundreds of thousands of people in rural communities will be vulnerable to hunger as supply chains have been destroyed and will take time to rebuild.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.

The Carers

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection, churches and community organisations in Hilton and Sweetwaters outside Pietermaritzburg banded together to create a rapid response to the looming food security crisis. The insurrection sought to destroy food and fuel supply lines. Communities most hard hit were the poorer communities where sources of food such as grocery stores and spaza shops were looted and often burnt down. Business, individuals and churches all gave toward the response. At the Hilton Baptist Church the food parcels were collated and then distrubuted to various communities in the periurban surrounds of Hilton including Sweetwaters, Hilton Estate, Emandleni, Khayakahle and others.

A church leader in Freedom Church, Colin Nichols greets and then prays for community members after they have received food parcels while Bheki Zuma, who led the food distribution looks on.

The Carers

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection, churches and community organisations in Hilton and Sweetwaters outside Pietermaritzburg banded together to create a rapid response to the looming food security crisis. The insurrection sought to destroy food and fuel supply lines. Communities most hard hit were the poorer communities where sources of food such as grocery stores and spaza shops were looted and often burnt down. Business, individuals and churches all gave toward the response. At the Hilton Baptist Church the food parcels were collated and then distrubuted to various communities in the periurban surrounds of Hilton including Sweetwaters, Hilton Estate, Emandleni, Khayakahle and others.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.

Citizen Protectors

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng certain that saw the destruction of retail stores and factories, communities across the province organized local militias to aid the police and security forces that were overwhelmed and to ensure safety and security for communities and for the remaining retail outlets that could become targets for the looters. In many cases South Africans of all colours often from neighboring communities banded together to protect their food and fuel supply rotating shifts 24-hours per day. As law and order is restored their presence will no longer be needed. However, the relationships that have been built and the shared objectives are likely to remain.

Brookside Mall was a major target in Pietermaritzburg for the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. Looters plundered the Mall and then set it on fire. ATM machines were broken open and every shop was looted. Days later looters from neighbouring squatter communities were still picking through the remains even walking off with electrical cable. Police arrived and shot at looters with rubber bullets, but it seemed to make little difference and the looting continued.

The Carers

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection, churches and community organisations in Hilton and Sweetwaters outside Pietermaritzburg banded together to create a rapid response to the looming food security crisis. The insurrection sought to destroy food and fuel supply lines. Communities most hard hit were the poorer communities where sources of food such as grocery stores and spaza shops were looted and often burnt down. Business, individuals and churches all gave toward the response. At the Hilton Baptist Church the food parcels were collated and then distrubuted to various communities in the periurban surrounds of Hilton including Sweetwaters, Hilton Estate, Emandleni, Khayakahle and others.

The Carers

In the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection, churches and community organisations in Hilton and Sweetwaters outside Pietermaritzburg banded together to create a rapid response to the looming food security crisis. The insurrection sought to destroy food and fuel supply lines. Communities most hard hit were the poorer communities where sources of food such as grocery stores and spaza shops were looted and often burnt down. Business, individuals and churches all gave toward the response. At the Hilton Baptist Church the food parcels were collated and then distrubuted to various communities in the periurban surrounds of Hilton including Sweetwaters, Hilton Estate, Emandleni, Khayakahle and others.

Churches and community organisations worked together to clean up the city centre of Pietermaritzburg that was ransacked in the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. In spite of the cleanup efforts, there is much that is damaged and significant buildings that have been burnt down. It will take some time before the centre of the city is restored.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.

The Cleanup

Led by churches in Pietermaritzburg, the city centre and the Camps Drift factory area were cleaned up by hundreds of volunteers in the wake of the #ZumaUnrest insurrection. On Saturday July 18, 2021 hundreds of volunteers together with municipal workers decended on Camps Drift to clean up in the wake of the destruction. Such events have occured all over the province of Kwazulu-Natal.