Residents in the sprawling township of Phiritona, in the Free State's farming town of Heilbron are living in fear following a spate of attacks during the night.
They say criminals are on the prowl going house-to-house, and violently attacking residents.
Locals claim the situation worsened after the lockdown was imposed because security patrols stopped operating.
We now cross live to our SABC News reporter Teboho Letshaba.
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