POLOKWANE – No looting will be tolerated in our city. Members from local associations and residents gathered on Friday, July 16 in a show of unity against the unrest which has taken over parts of the country.
Hundreds gathered at the park opposite the SABC this morning to join a convoy that will make its way through the streets of Polokwane to the Polokwane Taxi Rank in Church Street. From there they will continue to Seshego.
The aim of the peaceful protest is to show a united front against any would-be criminal activity in and around the city.
Review in on the scene:
The procession will make their way down Landdros Maré Street and turn right into Thabo Mebki Street and right again into Market Street. The convoy will then travel down Market Street until they get to Devenish Street. The convoy will end at the Polokwane Taxi Rank.
Earlier this week various associations called on residents in Limpopo to not engage in protests that would lead to any kind of looting, as they stated that there would be consequences to face.
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Spokesperson of the Central Business District Business Association (CBDBA) Ali Salman, told Polokwane Review that the association will not let any shop get looted under their watch.
He explained that the association has divided itself into teams that include members of the Seshego Polokwane Taxi Association and the Mankweng Taxi Association to monitor and patrol the streets during the day.
Members of the Seshego Taxi Association have vowed they were ready to defend the city from anyone who plans on inciting violence.”We will not tolerate any looting in Limpopo as many lives and businesses will be compromised and put at risk,” said the Seshego Taxi Association’s operations manager, Bricks Mashilo.
Meanwhile the Mankweng Taxi Association also reiterated that their members will also not allow any sort of looting in the province. “If necessary, all taxi owners, drivers and management teams will come together to fight looting, before it gets out of hand,” said Mankweng Taxi Association’s public relations officer, Frans Kgasago.
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