{"id":217063,"date":"2019-09-05T19:20:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T17:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=217063"},"modified":"2019-09-06T10:51:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T08:51:01","slug":"gauteng-leaders-point-criminal-motives-fake-news-catalyst-violence-looting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/05\/gauteng-leaders-point-criminal-motives-fake-news-catalyst-violence-looting\/","title":{"rendered":"Gauteng leaders point to criminal motives, fake news as catalyst for violence, looting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gauteng leaders pointed to criminal motives and fake news as catalyst for the violence and looting of shops.<\/p>\n<p>Gauteng Police Commissioner Lt-General Elias Mawela, Premier David Makhura, MEC of Education Panyaza Lesufi and Ekurhuleni mayor Clr Mzwandile Masina addressed the media on the state of the province today following the unrest and looting of shops in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni earlier this week.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Several shops were looted in Johannesburg including Germiston CBD, Primrose, Elsburg, Katlehong, Malvern, Jeppestown from Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Makhura said those targeted also included South African shop owners.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/216688\/germiston-cbd-shops-closed-as-threats-of-violence-looting-circulate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chaos reigns in Germiston CBD<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/24fT2LaGLTA' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gauteng Premier David Makhura: All the people in the country &#8211; both South Africans and foreign nationals &#8211; must abide by the laws of the country. Violence can never be the answer! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o7L84v6g90\">pic.twitter.com\/o7L84v6g90<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CITY OF EKURHULENI (@City_Ekurhuleni) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/City_Ekurhuleni\/status\/1169586895107608576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/216688\/germiston-cbd-shops-closed-as-threats-of-violence-looting-circulate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Germiston CBD shops closed as threats of violence, looting circulate<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gauteng leaders address the media about outbreak of violence and looting\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U1-61jmF4rI?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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Premier David Makhura says fake news played a bigger role in creating panic  and exhibiting a state of crisis than what prevailed in reality <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Media?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@media<\/a> briefing session in Germiston. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9NkFCEcl5P\">pic.twitter.com\/9NkFCEcl5P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CITY OF EKURHULENI (@City_Ekurhuleni) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/City_Ekurhuleni\/status\/1169585542864019458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span 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