By A Correspondent- forty-six accused appeared at the Randburg Magistrates’ Court earlier today for charges related to the alleged looting at a mall in Diepsloot.

They were charged with public violence, housebreaking with intent to commit an offence, theft, malicious injury to property, trespassing, convening a gathering in contravention of the Disaster Management Act, contravention of the regulations in respect of the restriction on the movement of persons, the NPA says.

Only 44 out of the 46 were remanded in custody for the police to gather information in preparation for their applications to be released on bail.

Two of the accused were hospitalised and will attend court as soon as they are discharged. The matter was remanded to 22 July.

-News24