The Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business has questioned the use of socioeconomic inequalities as the reason behind the massive looting that took place during the July 12 unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
“Standing in those businesses and watching what was sprayed on those walls, the “Free Zuma” and “Ramaphosa must go back to Venda” and expletives about white monopoly capital, the rhetoric was very clear that it had a distinctly political undertone and had more to do with power than anything else,” she said.
Venesse said the riots had created a trust deficit between business and the state, which would last for some time as businesses were left to fend for themselves. “The looting went on for days. People sat on the side of the road on top of their looted goods and waited for transport to arrive. There was no adequate response during and after the unrest,” she said
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