Shadows of men, members of the Phoenix Community Policing Forum, a grassroots mobilisation group involving local residents, are cast on the outside wall of a house while he and other members are on a lookout in Durban, on July 20, 2021. - Phoenix is flashpoint town between black South Africans and counterparts of Indian origin where at least 20 people died in the recent wave of violence. Like communities across South Africa, residents of the predominantly ethnic Indian town set up their own protection squads in response to pillaging and arson that broke out days after the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma on July 8th -- overwhelming security forces.
Community members gather around a road block they set up in Phoenix Township, North Durban, on July 15, 2021.
Armed community members and vigilante groups have stepped in to tackle unrest Phoenix in South Africa, taking matters into their own hands and sometimes stoking violence as security forces struggle to restore order.
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Armed community members gather around a fire to keep warm at a road block set up in Phoenix Township, North Durban, on July 15, 2021.
Understaffed and heavily reliant on private security companies, the police was rapidly overwhelmed when riots and looting first flared last week in the southeastern province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
The charred remains of two vehicles are seen in Phoenix Township, North Durban, on July 15, 2021 after days of violence in the community. - Armed community members and vigilante groups have stepped in to tackle unrest in South Africa, taking matters into their own hands and sometimes stoking violence as security forces struggle to restore order.
Understaffed and heavily reliant on private security companies, the police was rapidly overwhelmed when riots and looting first flared last week in the southeastern province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), sparked by the jailing of graft-accused former president Jacob Zuma.
Armed community members gather at a road block in Phoenix Township, North Durban, on July 15, 2021 set up to prevent looters from reaching the community. - Armed community members and vigilante groups have stepped in to tackle unrest in South Africa, taking matters into their own hands and sometimes stoking violence as security forces struggle to restore order.
Understaffed and heavily reliant on private security companies, the police was rapidly overwhelmed when riots and looting first flared last week in the southeastern province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), sparked by the jailing of graft-accused former president Jacob Zuma.
A burnt out vehicle alongside a road in Phoenix, near Durban, South Africa, Friday, July 16, 2021, after violence in the town. South Africa's army has begun deploying 25,000 troops to assist police in quelling weeklong riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma.
The casket containing the remains of Njabulo Allen Dlamini (31) a father of 11, taxi driver killed in Phoenix, Durban, on July 12 allegedly by a group of South African Indians resident manning a roadblock while defending their properties from looters, arrives on July 21, 2021 for its funeral service at his home. - Phoenix is flashpoint town between black South Africans and counterparts of Indian origin where at least 20 people died in the recent wave of violence. Like communities across South Africa, residents of the predominantly ethnic Indian town set up their own protection squads in response to pillaging and arson that broke out days after the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma on July 8th -- overwhelming security forces.
A burnt out vehicle alongside a road in Phoenix, near Durban, South Africa, Friday, July 16, 2021, after violence in the town. South Africa's army has begun deploying 25,000 troops to assist police in quelling weeklong riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma.
A picture taken on July 16, 2021 shows a house destroyed after angry mobs set fire to homes in Duffs Road near Phoenix, where racial tensions have also been reported as President Cyril Ramaphosa visits the Kwazulu-Natal province where violence continued for 6 days. - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday alleged that deadly violence and looting that have shaken the country over the past week were planned.
"It is quite clear that all these incidents of unrest and looting were instigated -- there were people who planned it and coordinated it," Ramaphosa said in a visit to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, the flarepoint for post-apartheid South Africa's worst crisis.
A picture taken on July 16, 2021 shows a house destroyed after angry mobs set fire to homes in Duffs Road near Phoenix, where racial tensions have also been reported as President Cyril Ramaphosa visits the Kwazulu-Natal province where violence continued for 6 days. - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday alleged that deadly violence and looting that have shaken the country over the past week were planned.
"It is quite clear that all these incidents of unrest and looting were instigated -- there were people who planned it and coordinated it," Ramaphosa said in a visit to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, the flarepoint for post-apartheid South Africa's worst crisis.
Relatives of Njabulo Allen Dlamini (31) a father of 11, taxi driver killed in Phoenix, Durban, on July 12 allegedly by a group of South African Indians resident manning a roadblock while defending their properties from looters mourn on July 21, 2021 at his funeral service.
A member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) deployed outside the Phoenix Police Station in Phoenix township, north of Durban.
Phoenix is flashpoint town between black South Africans and counterparts of Indian origin where at least 20 people died in the recent wave of violence.
Shadows of men, members of the Phoenix Community Policing Forum, a grassroots mobilisation group involving local residents, are cast on the outside wall of a house while he and other members are on a lookout in Durban, on July 20, 2021. - Phoenix is flashpoint town between black South Africans and counterparts of Indian origin where at least 20 people died in the recent wave of violence. Like communities across South Africa, residents of the predominantly ethnic Indian town set up their own protection squads in response to pillaging and arson that broke out days after the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma on July 8th -- overwhelming security forces.
Community members gather around a road block they set up in Phoenix Township, North Durban, on July 15, 2021.
Armed community members and vigilante groups have stepped in to tackle unrest Phoenix in South Africa, taking matters into their own hands and sometimes stoking violence as security forces struggle to restore order.
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Armed community members gather around a fire to keep warm at a road block set up in Phoenix Township, North Durban, on July 15, 2021.
Understaffed and heavily reliant on private security companies, the police was rapidly overwhelmed when riots and looting first flared last week in the southeastern province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
The charred remains of two vehicles are seen in Phoenix Township, North Durban, on July 15, 2021 after days of violence in the community. - Armed community members and vigilante groups have stepped in to tackle unrest in South Africa, taking matters into their own hands and sometimes stoking violence as security forces struggle to restore order.
Understaffed and heavily reliant on private security companies, the police was rapidly overwhelmed when riots and looting first flared last week in the southeastern province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), sparked by the jailing of graft-accused former president Jacob Zuma.
Armed community members gather at a road block in Phoenix Township, North Durban, on July 15, 2021 set up to prevent looters from reaching the community. - Armed community members and vigilante groups have stepped in to tackle unrest in South Africa, taking matters into their own hands and sometimes stoking violence as security forces struggle to restore order.
Understaffed and heavily reliant on private security companies, the police was rapidly overwhelmed when riots and looting first flared last week in the southeastern province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), sparked by the jailing of graft-accused former president Jacob Zuma.
A burnt out vehicle alongside a road in Phoenix, near Durban, South Africa, Friday, July 16, 2021, after violence in the town. South Africa's army has begun deploying 25,000 troops to assist police in quelling weeklong riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma.
The casket containing the remains of Njabulo Allen Dlamini (31) a father of 11, taxi driver killed in Phoenix, Durban, on July 12 allegedly by a group of South African Indians resident manning a roadblock while defending their properties from looters, arrives on July 21, 2021 for its funeral service at his home. - Phoenix is flashpoint town between black South Africans and counterparts of Indian origin where at least 20 people died in the recent wave of violence. Like communities across South Africa, residents of the predominantly ethnic Indian town set up their own protection squads in response to pillaging and arson that broke out days after the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma on July 8th -- overwhelming security forces.
A burnt out vehicle alongside a road in Phoenix, near Durban, South Africa, Friday, July 16, 2021, after violence in the town. South Africa's army has begun deploying 25,000 troops to assist police in quelling weeklong riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma.
A picture taken on July 16, 2021 shows a house destroyed after angry mobs set fire to homes in Duffs Road near Phoenix, where racial tensions have also been reported as President Cyril Ramaphosa visits the Kwazulu-Natal province where violence continued for 6 days. - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday alleged that deadly violence and looting that have shaken the country over the past week were planned.
"It is quite clear that all these incidents of unrest and looting were instigated -- there were people who planned it and coordinated it," Ramaphosa said in a visit to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, the flarepoint for post-apartheid South Africa's worst crisis.
A picture taken on July 16, 2021 shows a house destroyed after angry mobs set fire to homes in Duffs Road near Phoenix, where racial tensions have also been reported as President Cyril Ramaphosa visits the Kwazulu-Natal province where violence continued for 6 days. - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday alleged that deadly violence and looting that have shaken the country over the past week were planned.
"It is quite clear that all these incidents of unrest and looting were instigated -- there were people who planned it and coordinated it," Ramaphosa said in a visit to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, the flarepoint for post-apartheid South Africa's worst crisis.
Relatives of Njabulo Allen Dlamini (31) a father of 11, taxi driver killed in Phoenix, Durban, on July 12 allegedly by a group of South African Indians resident manning a roadblock while defending their properties from looters mourn on July 21, 2021 at his funeral service.
A member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) deployed outside the Phoenix Police Station in Phoenix township, north of Durban.
Phoenix is flashpoint town between black South Africans and counterparts of Indian origin where at least 20 people died in the recent wave of violence.
Shadows of men, members of the Phoenix Community Policing Forum, a grassroots mobilisation group involving local residents, are cast on the outside wall of a house while he and other members are on a lookout in Durban, on July 20, 2021. - Phoenix is flashpoint town between black South Africans and counterparts of Indian origin where at least 20 people died in the recent wave of violence. Like communities across South Africa, residents of the predominantly ethnic Indian town set up their own protection squads in response to pillaging and arson that broke out days after the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma on July 8th -- overwhelming security forces.
