Cele: More arrests expected for July unrest
Police Minister Bheki Cele says there will be more arrests of the alleged masterminds of last year's civil unrest.
The riots started in KwaZulu-Natal this time a year ago, following the arrest and incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma for contempt of court.
They spread to Gauteng and turned into widespread looting of businesses.
The episode cost the country billions and put more pressure on an economy already further crippled by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Cele spoke at a security cluster briefing on Friday.
"There are 19 people that have been arrested on this issue. The DPCI (Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation) is putting an eye on 86 more people.
"But there are 19 that will be regarded as instigators. Eight are arrested by DPCI, two of them the cases have been withdrawn and almost all of them are on bail."
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