A police officer has been shot and wounded while a 40-year-old man was killed after violent protests broke out in Alexandria in Gauteng on Saturday.
The South African Police have already arrested 62 suspects for public violence as the riots from Kwazulu Natal spilt over to the Province.
Police in both provinces have heightened their visibility and remain on high alert.
Colonel Brenda Muridili says police responded swiftly on Saturday evening to sporadic incidents of looting and barricading of roads.
In Alexandria police were attacked by a group of about 800 people which resulted in the shooting incident where an officer was wounded.
Colonel Muridili says they are also investigating the death of a 40-year-old man who died at a local clinic after sustaining a gunshot wound.
The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJOINTS) is working around the clock to enhance operational capacity at provincial level in response to incidents in which people appear to be undermining the authority of the State, including the flouting of the Lockdown Level 4 regulations.
Police issued a stern warning to those circulating inflammatory messages, inciting violence and lawlessness.
Sporadic protests are now breaking out in Jeppestown, Benrose, Denver, Berea, the Johannesburg CBD and the N1 towards Sebokeng.
The riots are believed to be in retaliation to the incarceration of former President Jacob Zuma.
The Constitutional Court sentenced Zuma to 15-months in prison for being in contempt of court after he refused to appear at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture.
Zuma's legal team applied for a rescission application at the court which will be heard on Monday.
