KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala told the SA Human Rights Commission hearings into the July riots and looting that the provincial government was not forewarned by intelligence structures about the impending unrest.
26 November 2021 - 12:24Premier Sihle Zikalala said the KwaZulu-Natal government relied on social and mainstream media for updates about the unrest and looting in July. File photo.KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala has told the SA Human Rights Commission hearings into the July riots and looting that the provincial government was not forewarned by intelligence structures about the impending unrest.
When threats of unrest were doing the rounds, Zikalala said government had held a conference on matters related to Covid-19.“We were not forewarned of any threat except what we saw on social media. We engaged the chairperson of the security cluster and the minister of police. We responded through the media by discouraging people from holding public gatherings,” Zikalala said.
Asked to describe the relationship between the police and communities in KwaZulu-Natal, Zikalala said it was not what it should be. “The economic imbalance that affects the province creates fertile ground for violence and we need to deal with that.”
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