Massmart, owner of Game and Makro, has had 30 of its stores and a mass distribution centre in KwaZulu-Natal destroyed as thousands of rioters wreaked havoc across the province.
The industrial-scale looting comes as US owner Walmart continues to provide financial support to the ailing company, including a rolling R4bn loan and a new interest-free loan it announced in June. ..
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