"This thing waswell organised. There was plenty of intelligence on social media which was simply ignored."
Hmmm. Where have I heard that before? Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 1:59 PM Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Mark. > > The authorities & vigilantes seem to have tamed the hot-spots but > everyone will need to be wide awake 24/7 going forward. This thing was > well organised. There was plenty of intelligence on social media which > was simply ignored. > > Alan C > > On 16-Jul-21 06:39 PM, Mark C wrote: > > Sorry to hear that, Alan. I've seen a few references to the situation > > in the news but had no idea it was so widespread. I hope you and your > > family are able to stay safe. > > > > Mark > > > > On 7/15/2021 6:32 AM, Alan C wrote: > >> Just to let you know. > >> > >> Sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma, South > >> Africa has descended into a near state of anarchy in several densely > >> populated areas no doubt orchestrated by Zuma supporters. The level > >> of destruction is very serious & will lead to many problems in the > >> near future especially the distribution of essential goods because > >> delivery trucks have been burned on the highways too. > >> > >> The authorities have been slow to react but Taxi Associations & > >> vigilanties are fighting back to save their infrastructure from > >> pillage. The Police & Army have been overwhelmed. > >> > >> Fortunately there are no problems in the Lowveld yet but roadblocks > >> have been set up on the main roads into Phalaborwa as a precaution > >> after intelligence suggested that hordes may be on their way. > >> > >> Please look on the internet if you want more details & commentary. > >> > >> > >> Alan C > >> -- > >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > >> and follow the directions. > > > > -- > > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
