Riyaz Patel
Small Business Development Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has condemned the attack on law enforcement agencies in Johannesburg, but added that it cannot be said that the people who were involved were foreign nationals.
She described the incident as an attack on the State, which cannot be accepted.
“What happened [last] Thursday when law enforcement agencies were attacked with stones by street traders and hawkers, is not acceptable. Any attack on law enforcement agencies cannot be allowed,” Ntshavheni said.
She was addressing the media following a briefing she had with the police on the extent of counterfeit and pirated goods in the Johannesburg CBD.
Last Thursday, law enforcement agencies were attacked with bricks and petrol bombs, in the Johannesburg CBD whilst conducting an operation against counterfeit goods.
“The police have not made any arrests as yet. It cannot be said that the people who were involved were foreign nationals,” Ntshavheni
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