15 Jul 2021

"Pontificating About Masks And Social Distancing While The Country Is On Fucking Fire" SA Army 'Activates' All Reserves

"Crumbling economy - KwaZulu-Natal - Durban total destruction - mobs in the thousands descended on Nandi Drive looting destroying and burning factories warehouses private businesses shops vehicles."

Here's the South African Army's complete media statement:

Via Tyler Durden: Update (1810ET): As social unrest nears the 7th day in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, the South African Army Reserve has ordered "all Reserve Members" for duty on Thursday morning. 

"As directed by Chief of the South African Army, Lieutenant General Lawrence Khulekani Mbatha all Reserve Members are to report for duty at First Light tomorrow morning 15 July 2021 at their respective units," the statement read.

The statement wasn't clear how many reserves the army has but a Wikipedia entry on the "South African Army" estimates around "12,300 reserve force personnel."
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Update (1702ET): Vigilante groups and armed community members patrol Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, the two provinces hit hard by the social unrest in South Africa. The country could become a failed state as the police and military have yet to quell the violence.

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Update (1455ET): Social unrest raged in South Africa for nearly a week as food, fuel, and ammo shortages materialized. Farming, manufacturing, and oil refining have gone offline in certain regions as the worst unrest in decades continues. 

President Cyril Ramaphosa released a statement Wednesday that deployment of the military will expand. Political leaders have requested the president to put more boots on the ground as local police forces are overwhelmed. In some areas, police have looted businesses themselves as the country descends into what could be a failed state. 

"President Ramaphosa welcomed proposals made by political leaders and said expanded deployment of the South African National Defence Force was being addressed," according to a statement from the president. 

According to the "Unrest Map" via PolicyLab, the unrest unfolds in two provinces, Gauteng and Durban. 

Many rioters have crushed massive supply chains and transport networks in Johannesburg and the southeastern province of KwaZulu-Natal. 

The Port of Durban, the fourth-largest container terminal in the Southern Hemisphere, has been impacted by the looting. Reuters reports looters have hit Durban warehouses and other news outlets say the port area has come to a standstill. 

"Sadly, South Africa is on its knees. Entire communities have been razed, but more significantly – at least for those trying to calculate what the future might hold – the violence has targeted vital nodes of distribution: logistics capacity in Mooi River; local food and dry good stores throughout eThekwini; large malls and warehouse facilities along the coastline and up into Pietermaritzburg," local newspaper Daily Maverick said. 

Here are more visuals South Africa may be descending into further chaos.

Rioters targeting infrastructure. More looting of malls. More warehouses lit on fire. YouTuber "Paratus" describes 'citizen militias' are guarding communities as the police and government have failed the citizens.  
Gunshots are heard in KwaZulu-Natal.
Supposedly from a security group, looters are targeting all the gun shops. Community members have set up private patrols to defend their community from rioters. Someone explains that the unrest from Zulu rioters is to starve out the "Whites/Indians." The unknown person said this could be "civil war." Even the police are looting. One Twitter user said, "crumbling economy - KwaZulu-Natal - Durban total destruction after mobs in the thousands descended on Nandi Drive looting destroying and burning factories warehouses private businesses shops vehicles." More chaos. Footage of private residences being petrol bombed by rioters. Massive manufacturing facility on fire. This was one of many set on fire this week. More destruction of warehouses. Source
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