South Africa: 18 Arrested Following Soweto Looting Spree

18 arrests have been made in Soweto in the past four days, following incidents of looting at shops.

The looting took place in Dobsonville, Meadowlands, Rockville, Naledi, Zola, Emdeni and other parts of Soweto on Wednesday evening, police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubele confirmed. Foreign-owned shops were targeted in the looting spree, News24 reported.

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