‘There will be consequences’: Saps’ Dimpane warns after violent protests and vehicle torching [VIDEO]

As tensions flared in parts of Gauteng, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), the South African Police Service (Saps) has delivered its clearest warning yet: the era of burning, looting and intimidation masquerading as protest will not be tolerated.

Warning Acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane said those responsible for the violence will be hunted down, arrested and brought before the courts.“These arrests demonstrate that the South African Police Service will act where criminality occurs, irrespective of who is involved.”