WATCH | Widespread destruction in Pretoria CBD after protest descends into looting spree

Firefighters raced to save burning buildings and debris littered the streets of Pretoria’s CBD after a protest descended into a looting spree on Wednesday.

It followed a shutdown earlier in the morning in which thousands of taxis blocked several roads.

According to the City of Tshwane, the riots were incited by a shooting which resulted in the death of a taxi driver.

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