JOHN DLUDLU: Briefing on last year’s unrest shows government is out of its depth
SA’s law and order situation has deteriorated since mayhem in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal
12 July 2022 - 16:59
Last Friday, security cluster ministers briefed the media on what the government had done to bring those behind last July’s mayhem in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal to book.
This public relations exercise — meant to coincide with the first anniversary of the wanton looting, violence, murder and destruction of commercial property — failed to convince the media that South Africans can feel safe, assured that their government is ready to prevent a similar occurrence from happening again...
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