"We are heartbroken because it is not only our shop, it is the whole town that's been destroyed," Buddy Shalala, who owns a furniture shop, told News24 on Wednesday. "At the moment it's very difficult to ascertain the damage but it must be close to half a million." The Lichtenburg protests were reportedly linked to service delivery problems in the town. Police said Coligny, Lichtenburg and Itsoseng were relatively calm on Wednesday morning. Coligny resident Abdul Ahmed told News24 that protesters first destroyed a liquor store before heading to other shops.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 26, 2017 11:26 UTC