Gauteng Premier David Makhura has joined the chorus for more policing following Thursday’s violent clashes between police and street vendors during a search and seizure operation in the Johannesburg CBD.
Officers targeted shops allegedly selling counterfeit goods, leading to running battles with business operators.
There was a tense standoff leading to police firing rubber bullets after their cars were stoned.
“An attack on the police is an attack on the state.”
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Makhura also described the action as a “despicable crime against the state” and said this would never be tolerated.
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