Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni: Security and restoration of socio-economic activities
23 Jul 2021
Fellow South Africans and members of the media
Progress with investigations on the deaths and damage to property
The SAPS has not revised the total number of deaths in Gauteng remains the same at 79 and KwaZulu-Natal the number has been reduced downward from 258 to 251 as some deaths were previously included were not related to the unrests. The number of deaths is revised when there is positive confirmation of deaths as related to the incidents and when those who were injured succumb to their injuries.
Of the reported deaths in Gauteng to date, the breakdown per District is as follows: