ON-GOING protests and road closures on Monday morning have led to most businesses remaining closed for fear of vandalism.
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The protests are said to be a response to the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma. His supporters are calling for him to be released and have vowed to make the province ungovernable. In Umgababa, Illovu township and other areas along the N2 highway, all vehicles were intimidated and told to turn back on Monday morning. Videos of vandalism at a Toyota dealership in Prospecton showing cars striped of tyres and other parts, as well as a mob intimidating firefighters at Toti Industrial park have been circulating on social media.
The protests are said to be a response to the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma.
In Illovo township, a U-Save supermarket was looted and burned down on Sunday night. A truck carrying timber was also burnt down on Saturday at the same township. In separate statements, the South African National Taxi Council and the The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa announced that all taxi and train services were suspended until further notice.
On Sunday, KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala called for calm and said destructive and violent protests can not be condoned. “We cannot over-emphasise the destructive and polarising impact of the current protests on our economic growth, the project of national unity and social cohesion. We cannot allow anarchy to reign,” said Zikalala.
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