{"id":216688,"date":"2019-09-02T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/216688\/germiston-cbd-shops-closed-as-threats-of-violence-looting-circulate\/"},"modified":"2019-09-02T15:27:28","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T13:27:28","slug":"germiston-cbd-shops-closed-as-threats-of-violence-looting-circulate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/02\/germiston-cbd-shops-closed-as-threats-of-violence-looting-circulate\/","title":{"rendered":"Germiston CBD shops closed as threats of violence, looting circulate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Threats of violence and looting are rife in the Germiston CBD this morning (Monday).<\/p>\n<p>This was confirmed by Const Maxwell Mabunda, the communications officer for the Germiston police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/216195\/service-delivery-protest-erupts-in-germiston\/\" target=\"_blank\">Service delivery protest erupts in Germiston<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWe have received reports that a group of people are moving through the Germiston CBD threatening to loot local businesses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>When the GCN visited the area all the shops lining President and Meyer streets were closed, their security gates and roller doors shut.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Germiston CBD shops closed as threats of violence, looting circulate\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a56wgUevAb0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/204331\/power-woes-continue-for-germiston-residents\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Power woes continue for Germiston residents<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>No confirmed reports of looting have been reported at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>More details to follow as they become available.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-216688 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/02\/germiston-cbd-shops-closed-as-threats-of-violence-looting-circulate\/attachment\/36gcngeneralloot_26393\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/36GCNGENERALLOOT_26393-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-216689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/36GCNGENERALLOOT_26393-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/36GCNGENERALLOOT_26393-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/36GCNGENERALLOOT_26393-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/36GCNGENERALLOOT_26393.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-216689'>\n\t\t\t\tShops in the Germiston CBD are closed today (Monday) as there is a threat of looting.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/02\/germiston-cbd-shops-closed-as-threats-of-violence-looting-circulate\/attachment\/img_5859-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/IMG_5859-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-216697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/IMG_5859-Custom-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/IMG_5859-Custom-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-216697'>\n\t\t\t\tShops in the Germiston CBD are closed today (Monday) as there is a threat of looting.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/02\/germiston-cbd-shops-closed-as-threats-of-violence-looting-circulate\/attachment\/img_5858-custom-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/IMG_5858-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-216696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/IMG_5858-Custom-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/IMG_5858-Custom-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-216696'>\n\t\t\t\tShops in the Germiston CBD are closed today (Monday) as there is a threat of looting.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/02\/germiston-cbd-shops-closed-as-threats-of-violence-looting-circulate\/attachment\/img_5857-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/IMG_5857-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-216695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/IMG_5857-Custom-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/IMG_5857-Custom-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-216695'>\n\t\t\t\tShops in the Germiston CBD are closed today (Monday) as there is a threat of looting.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/02\/germiston-cbd-shops-closed-as-threats-of-violence-looting-circulate\/attachment\/img_5856-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/IMG_5856-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-216694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/IMG_5856-Custom-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/IMG_5856-Custom-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-216694'>\n\t\t\t\tShops in the Germiston CBD are closed today (Monday) as there is a threat of looting.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/02\/germiston-cbd-shops-closed-as-threats-of-violence-looting-circulate\/attachment\/img_5855-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/IMG_5855-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-216693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/IMG_5855-Custom-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/IMG_5855-Custom-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-216693'>\n\t\t\t\tShops in the Germiston CBD are closed today (Monday) as there is a threat of looting.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/02\/germiston-cbd-shops-closed-as-threats-of-violence-looting-circulate\/attachment\/img_5854-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/IMG_5854-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-216692\" 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