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UPDATE: 24 vehicles torched as SAPS moves to contain Soweto, Durban unrest

IOL · 08 October 2026 at 18:51

UPDATE: 24 vehicles torched as SAPS moves to contain Soweto, Durban unrest

Acting SAPS commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane is heading to Soweto as police reinforce deployments following violent protests in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, where 23 vehicles were torched, shops were looted and buildings damaged.

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UPDATE: 24 vehicles torched as SAPS moves to contain Soweto, Durban unrest

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