Gauteng police commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela says the South African Police Service did not receive any intelligence that the July unrest would happen.

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By Merentia Van Der Vent


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Mawela yesterday gave testimony at the Human Rights Commission’s national investigative hearing into the July unrest. Around 340 people died during the unrest.

Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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