Last week saw authorities round up 22 suspects on charges of conspiracy to commit public violence, incitement to commit public violence and incitement to commit arson related to the violence and looting that took place in KwaZulu-Natal.
The Hawks are believed to have made the arrests on Thursday but the directorate has declined to give further details.
There have been ominous warnings issued in South Africa over the past few weeks, like glaring red flags that are nearly impossible to ignore, writes Mandy Wiener.
This is despite several high-profile arrests last year, following the deadly looting in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
Residents and motorists have seen a massive hike in food and fuel prices in recent months, with some hoping for a reprieve from the government.
This is a loan guarantee scheme that affords small and medium enterprises with a maximum turnover of R100 million annually to access up to R10 million in loans.
Mandy Wiener chats to Business Day political editor Hajra Omarjee, who says former state security minister Ayanda Dlodlo handed in her resignation last October.
The unrest, which is the worst witnessed in post-democracy South Africa, also exposed the dysfunction in the country’s security and intelligence agencies with politics blamed for some chaos.
The July unrest inquiry learnt this week that Bheki Cele received no intelligence reports from the Police Commissioner Kehla Sitole.
The chemical factory caught fire during the civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal. This led to chemical spillage.
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has disputed the testimony by former Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula in which she said that 800 soldiers were on the ground to support law enforcement during the July civil unrest.
