The dust has still only begun to settle after one of the most harrowing assaults on South Africa’s stability, its economy and its very social fabric.
But recently amid a brisk South African winter, only days before we annually commemorated the legacy of our Rainbow Nation’s founder, ‘Nelson Mandela Day’, did thousands of people descend upon our streets, making off with everything from essential foodstuffs to luxury items. In the provinces of Gauteng and Kwa-Zula Natal, entire shopping centers were burnt to the ground after looters ransacked them, costing the nation in total over $3 billion (USD) of damages, shaving nearly 1% off our headline GDP growth for 2021 in a near instant, while moreover, leaving hundreds injured or dead.
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