DURBAN - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala said police in the province had no resources to deal with the unrest in July.
Zikalala was on Friday testifying at the inquiry by the South Africans Human Rights Commission looking into the unrest.- Phoenix barricades exacerbated racial tensions, Zikalala tells SAHRCZikalala said although police tried to stop the looting in July, they had no means to attend to the situation. “They had no resources to deal with the public disorder like water cannons, stun grenades. With water cannons, in fact, I can attest we were engaging with police, and they had made it clear that they did not have enough equipment.”
The inquiry also heard from the premier that the police raised several issues with the provincial government in this regard. He also said the police were not trained for the unrest: “I’m saying, firstly they were overworked, not trained to deal with this kind of unrest and didn’t have resources.”
Because my taxes first go to an over inflated government sector's salaries, then the tax looters' pockets and what's left towards uncontrollable national debt. Did I get that right?
When is this guy's term ending
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