Rioters loot a shop in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 12. (Photo: AFP/VNA) Pretoria (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa has advised Vietnamese citizens residing and doingbusiness in the country to closely monitor the situation and not to travel toareas that are hotspots of instability.
The warning came as South Africa has been coping with rioting and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gautengprovinces and some other localities.
Vietnamese citizens are warned not to travel at night when it is not absolutely necessary and should go homebefore 8pm.
The Embassy also announced theemergency contact number for citizen protection on its official website andsocial platforms.
Vietnamese Ambassador toSouth Africa Hoang Van Loi requested the embassy's units to strengthenmeasures to ensure the safety of people, headquarters and vehicles, andstrictly abide by the ambassador's regulations on travelling amid the local complex situation.
Vietnamesecitizens are so far safe from the ongoing riot in the country, Vietnam NewsAgency correspondents in South Africa reported.
According to Acting Minister in the Presidency of South Africa Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, asof July 15 morning, 2,203 people have been arrested for looting and destroyingproperty in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces and 117 deaths were recordedfrom violence during the unrest.
On July 15 morning, the South African Defense Force (SANDF) has deployed 15,000troops in hotspots.
The South African government and relevant authorities have held meetings withpolitical parties, religious leaders, tribal leaders and civil societyorganisations to seek a consensus and ask the people to assist in restoringorder and preventing the unrest from spreading to other areas./.
The warning came as South Africa has been coping with rioting and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gautengprovinces and some other localities.
Vietnamese citizens are warned not to travel at night when it is not absolutely necessary and should go homebefore 8pm.
The Embassy also announced theemergency contact number for citizen protection on its official website andsocial platforms.
Vietnamese Ambassador toSouth Africa Hoang Van Loi requested the embassy's units to strengthenmeasures to ensure the safety of people, headquarters and vehicles, andstrictly abide by the ambassador's regulations on travelling amid the local complex situation.
Vietnamesecitizens are so far safe from the ongoing riot in the country, Vietnam NewsAgency correspondents in South Africa reported.
According to Acting Minister in the Presidency of South Africa Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, asof July 15 morning, 2,203 people have been arrested for looting and destroyingproperty in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces and 117 deaths were recordedfrom violence during the unrest.
On July 15 morning, the South African Defense Force (SANDF) has deployed 15,000troops in hotspots.
The South African government and relevant authorities have held meetings withpolitical parties, religious leaders, tribal leaders and civil societyorganisations to seek a consensus and ask the people to assist in restoringorder and preventing the unrest from spreading to other areas./.
VNA
