Prevalent looting effects garment stores in South Africa

Recent prevalent looting in two of the most crowded South African provinces caused substantial damage to around 1692 clothing stores. And major retailers sourcing impacted, as well as, the apparel sector and textile manufacturing.

Days of rioting and looting sparked by the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma spread throughout KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, which includes Johannesburg, home to some 27 million people.