‘I didn’t expect CCTV to show familiar faces’: SuperSpar staff looted and aided public

Employees tried to destroy the camera system to avoid being caught, but by then 10 minutes of footage had already been backed up, says management

24 July 2022 - 00:00 By STHEMBILE NDLOVU

Sibonelo Dlamini couldn’t believe his eyes when he watched the CCTV footage of the looting of the SuperSpar in Hammarsdale on July 12 last year...

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