Fearing a repeat of 2021 riots, Durban prepares for EFF shutdown
Security companies, community policing forums and the police have drawn up contingency plans to stop looting and public violenc
community policing forums
How do vigilante groups like Dudula come into being?
The state’s failure to act as a source of moral or political authority creates a vacuum that ‘seductive’ populist movements are happy to fill
Private security companies the ‘eyes and ears’ for police on public violence and looting
The private security guards were also first responders in some cases, and their helicopters provided information on emerging hotspots
