The government has announced its achievement in stabilizing the riots in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, which have resulted in many businesses closing their doors and many others losing their jobs. The situation has been tense in both these provinces for almost two weeks. Ntshvheni said that since the last briefing, the situation in Gauteng had completely stabilised and KwaZulu-Natal was also stable.

“In KwaZulu-Natal, the situation is now stable, and no new incidents of looting have been reported. However, three additional deaths have been reported,” she said. 

Acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni also said that those suspected to be instigated of the violent events have been arrested and will appear in court this week. The riots resulted in the deaths of than 200 people 

“This is the latest update that we just got in now. So we’ve got six arrests of the key instigators and of those arrested, three suspects have already appeared but have been remanded in police custody for bail hearings later in the week. We understand there may be an appearance tomorrow or two appearances tomorrow,” Said Ntshavheni