July riots one year on: ‘They just saw black and were going to shoot’

Two Phoenix residents talk about their experiences during the violent July riots last year

31 July 2022 - 00:00 By LEAH GANASEN

Mlondi was in disbelief as he ran for his life down the barricaded Phoenix street that had always been his home...

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