Two more people were killed during a riot against South Africa’s ruling party in Pretoria overnight, a report said on Thursday.
The latest killings brought the death toll to at least four, after police confirmed two deaths on Tuesday.
The bodies were reportedly found near a shopping mall in the low-income neighbourhood of Mabopane.
Neither police nor officials could be reached for comment as at the time of this report.
The rioting was initially sparked by the governing African National Congress (ANC) party’s choice for mayoral candidate, who was criticised as not being familiar with local affairs because she came from another province.
Protesters torched dozens of buses and streets were littered with rubbish after containers were overturned.
The protests escalated into the looting of foreigner-owned shops in the area, Home Affairs Department spokesman Mayihlome Tshwete disclosed, saying “criminals” had taken advantage of the opportunity.