JULY RIOTS, ONE YEAR LATER: KZN unrest cost eThekwini businesses R70bn, and counting – survey

The small business owners that Daily Maverick spoke to said the latest figures ‘seem more believable’ than those previously released, which had placed the damage at R20bn in eThekwini and KZN, and about R50bn nationally.

A “deep dive” survey by the City of eThekwini, with the assistance of the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry , has shown that the devastating July 2021 riots cost the district’s private sector R70-billion, with that number expected to climb.

The South African Human Rights Commission, during its hearings into the violence, heard from the NPA that 2,155 people would be prosecuted for unrest-related offences. Many of the offenders, however, were simply fined or, in the case of young people, admitted to diversion programmes. Phili said there needed to be “a firmer approach when tackling unlawful situations”, such as the riots.

“I don’t believe we will see anything to the extent of what we saw in July last year. I think there is greater awareness, a lot more structure into, ironically, the readiness of primarily the SAPS, and the ability to [mobilise] the defence force a lot quicker,” said Ward.

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