Tensions are palpable across South Africa on the eve of a national shutdown proliferated by unknown figures on social media.
Hammarsdale Mall beefs up security after attempted looting incident – Friday, 10 June 2022, 05:30
According to reports, private security and law enforcement officials have set up a parameter around Hammarsdale Mall and a nearby Boxer Supermarket after large groups of rioters descended on the business district with every intention to loot. From what we understand, no looting actually took place.
Who is behind Friday’s national shutdown?
Murmurs of a nationwide protest surfaced earlier this month, in the midst of outrage over the record-high June petrol price increases. An unmarked poster soon spread faster than wildfire on social media, calling on South Africans to stay away from work and school and to ensure all petrol stations are closed on Friday, 10 June 2022.