Snaking queues at KZN shops as worried residents stock up on food

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With fears of food shortages taking root after rioters looted supermarkets, long queues formed on Thursday morning as shops in KZN reopened to serve residents anxious to stock up on supplies. Read more here: looting unrestsa SouthAfricaIsBurning

Durban - With fears of food shortages taking root after rioters looted supermarkets, leaving many depleted, long queues formed on Thursday morning as shops in KwaZulu-Natal that had closed for safety reopened to serve residents anxious to stock up on supplies.

Massive looting has rocked parts of the KZN and Gauteng provinces for nearly a week, which some shopping complexes being burnt to the ground, after what started out as a protest against the jailing last week of former president Jacob Zuma for contempt of court degenerated into anarchy that has wreaked havoc in the retail, fuel and transport sectors, among others.

Following the deployment of the South African National Defence Force to support police in trying to bring the situation under control, retail giant Shoprite said its supermarkets would resume operations once conditions were safe for both employees and customers.

 

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The deliberate attacking of food security was part of the ZumaCoupFail...

There will be a huge migration of people in KZN to Gauteng or Cape Town.

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