Johannesburg – Tensions were running high in Coligny and Lichtenburg in the North-West after protesters plundered shops and burnt vehicles on Monday and Tuesday, Netwerk24 reports.
"Shops in the town are completely destroyed. People who have been living in Coligny for 60 years lost everything within 24 hours,” Coligny AGS church minister Dr Herman Meyer said.
Meyer said that not only were shops looted, but offices were set alight as well.