Pretoria malls quiet, as violent ‘Zuma protests’ rage across the country

In the early hours of Monday, protests flared up in Hammanskraal and Mamelodi.

Mamelodi Pretoria: Roads barricaded: Avoid Tsamaya and Simon Vermooten. #Unrest pic.twitter.com/USHEtx0uTc

— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) July 12, 2021

Protests in Mamelodi were attributed to service delivery and not to the “Free President Jacob Zuma” actions which affected several parts of the country last week and throughout yesterday.

Many shopping centres and malls in Pretoria were closed, but none of them reported any looting.

READ MORE: TMPD deployed to monitor potential looting or violence

Later on Monday, the South African National Defence Force announced that soldiers would be deployed in Gauteng and KZN to assist law enforcement agencies.

“The deployment will commence as soon as all deployment processes are in place. The duration and number of deployed soldiers will be determined based on the assessment of the situation on the ground by the relevant law enforcement agencies.”

READ MORE: ‘SANDF should have been deployed sooner’

Soshanguve police spokesperson Captain Stephen Maluleke said all malls in the north were closed until further notice.

“So far, no protests have been reported except those who blocked the R101 road this morning. We have teams deployed in different areas to anticipate any protest,” he said.

READ MORE: President to address nation on violent outbreaks

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