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Community members in Rocklands, Bloemfontein have allegedly looted a local bottle store in the area. Police officers are guarding the area from any further disturbance.
About a hundred people have been arrested in Bloemfontein as the planned shutdown has now extended to looting foreign-owned shops in the township.
Community members in Rocklands, Bloemfontein have allegedly looted a local bottle store in the area. Police officers are guarding the area from any further disturbance. For more visit
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The planned shutdown has been called by the National Service Delivery Forum (NSDF).
Video | Service delivery | Community members in Rocklands, Bloemfontein, allegedly loot local bottle stores:
Fifty people were also arrested overnight for allegedly attacking and looting foreign-owned spaza shops in Phases 6 and 10.
The police are guarding some of the infrastructure.
Police have urged residents not to get involved in wrongdoing.
Video | Service Delivery | Calls for shutdown in Bloemfontein:
Reporting by Abigail Visagie
