Five more people were arrested for breaking into tuck shops owned by foreign nationals and stole various items.

Three suspects were apprehended by private security officers after they were found in the act of stealing goods from the shop. They were handed over to the police and were duly charged.

Two more suspects were arrested at Madiba informal settlement in Mountain Rise. The fifth suspect was arrested at Thubalethu township in Melmoth for house robbery.

He allegedly stormed into a homestead and threatened foreign nationals with a stick and stole their belongings.

A woman was arrested and charged for assault on police officers and intimidation, whilst another man also arrested for intimidation after police responded to reports of a foreign national who was being assaulted by a group of people at Burnwood Kwalimaza informal setlement in Sydenham.

When police intervened, the woman assaulted police.

The arrested suspects will appear in court soon.