{"id":197366,"date":"2021-08-05T19:38:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T17:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/cabinet-applauds-return-of-calm-in-kzn-gauteng\/"},"modified":"2021-08-05T19:38:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T17:38:55","slug":"cabinet-applauds-return-of-calm-in-kzn-gauteng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cabinet-applauds-return-of-calm-in-kzn-gauteng\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet applauds return of calm in KZN, Gauteng"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202108\/sapssandfsnipped.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Cabinet has commended law enforcement agencies for restoring calm to KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng following incidents of civil unrest last month.<\/p>\n<p>At Wednesday&#8217;s meeting, Cabinet also commended law enforcement agencies for the progress they are making in bringing those responsible for the incitement of violence to book.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would like to reassure South Africans that no stone [will be] left unturned to bring to justice those responsible for the unrest that took place in the provinces,&#8221; said acting Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, during a post-Cabinet briefing on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>To date, six suspects have been arrested and have appeared in various courts for incitement of public violence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The law enforcement agencies and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will assist with ensuring of successful prosecutions and further arrests,\u201d Ntshavheni said.<\/p>\n<p>Cabinet noted that the number of deaths as a result of the violence has remained at 354. The figure of deaths in Gauteng is 79, while 275 fatalities were recorded in KwaZulu-Natal. Of the deaths in KwaZulu-Natal, 122 were recorded in the eThekwini Metro.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of these, 36 were reported in Phoenix, with 29 murders and seven inquests,&#8221; Ntshavheni said.<\/p>\n<p>In this regard, 22 suspects have been arrested and appeared in court.<\/p>\n<p>Cabinet has urged people in affected communities in KwaZulu-Natal to work together to support government\u2019s efforts to address racial tensions and undertones that threaten to undermine the country\u2019s values of democracy and non-racialism. \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cabinet has commended law enforcement agencies for restoring calm to KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng following incidents of civil unrest last month. 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