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ARTICLE: Kraaifontein vendors fear for their lives, want to leave SA after 700-pupil looting spree

ARTICLE: Kraaifontein vendors fear for their lives, want to leave SA after 700-pupil looting spree

by Jaclyn Modise | May 29, 2026 | News

Professor Jo Vearey, Associate Professor and Co-Director at the African Centre for Migration & Society, has described the Kraaifontein looting incident,  where an estimated 700 pupils targeted foreign-owned shops, as “shocking.” [Photo Credit: Storm...
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