No peace in picking up the pieces of July 2021 unrest

A Durban property boss is rebuilding his looted malls, but is being forced to do so in shadow of ‘business forums’

24 July 2022 - 00:00

A Durban property developer has been forced to put “construction mafia” groups on his payroll as he rebuilds two malls. His properties, one in Umlazi and the other in Inanda, were looted and vandalised during the July riots last year...

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