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President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that the country was ill-prepared for the violent protests and looting that broke out in parts of the country after the incarceration of  former president Jacob Zuma.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the government is in the process of providing food relief to households affected by the violence and looting.

The recent violent protests and rampant looting SA has experienced were a well planned and deliberate attack on the country’s democracy

Bongani Gxilishe, the head of department of Gauteng cooperative governance and traditional affairs, has died due to Covid-19 related complications. This was confirmed by the family in a message circulated on WhatsApp on Friday afternoon. "Dear family, friends, colleagues and comrades, it is with great sadness that we have to inform you that one of Africa's finest and most loved leaders, Bongani Gxilishe succumbed to Covid-19 complication this afternoon," read the family message.

Scores of Durban residents volunteered to clean up malls and businesses after damage caused by the unrest and protests in the province.

Former president Jacob Zuma’s staunch ally and former spy boss Thulani Dlomo handed himself over at the Durban Central police station on Friday afternoon, according to a SABC report.

Law enforcement agencies in violence-torn KwaZulu-Natal have discovered thousands of rounds of ammunition and explosives.

Acting minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni announced the “family meeting” scheduled for 8.30pm during a cabinet briefing in the afternoon.

The government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing unrest offers an opportunity to bring down the ruling party and effect policy change, says DA leader John Steenhuisen.

The SAPS has spent R350m in the last few days in a bid to curtail violent looting and protests, parliament heard on Friday.

The country’s vaccination programme is continuing despite the violence in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, Business for SA said on Friday.

Former spy boss Thulani Dlomo has challenged deputy state security minister Zizi Kodwa to prove he is one of 12 alleged instigators behind the unrest in SA.