The unrest in Tshwane appears to have been quelled with no major incidents of rioting or looting having taken place since Wednesday.

In a statement on Thursday, Tshwane Mayor Randall Williams said the city remained calm.

He added that law enforcement agencies are still in place to quell any disruptions and criminality across the city.

"The deployment covers the entire city with a special focus on shopping centres and volatile areas," Williams said.

"Our law enforcement deployment reflects our stance of zero tolerance for criminality and looting. On the ground, we have over a thousand personnel on special deployment."

This included the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD), the SA Police Service as well as members of the SA National Defence Force.

"The deployment also includes 100 SAPS vehicles together with 52 TMPD vehicles. This will enable our teams to respond speedily to any possible incidents of violence," he said.

Williams said he was grateful that communities had united against criminality and looting.

"It is truly inspiring to see our residents, local taxi associations, community policing forums banding together to prevent lawlessness in the capital city," he said.

"I would like to encourage our communities to keep this spirit of unity, working together with law enforcement to keep Tshwane safe and functioning optimally.

"It is clear the residents of this city want to carry on with their lives and ensure that Tshwane remains free of looting and criminality."

Various parts of Tshwane experienced small pockets of unrest earlier this week, with Mamelodi hit the hardest.

On Monday evening, the widespread looting and destruction of property that had been witnessed in KwaZulu-Natal, Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni spilt over into Tshwane.

Thousands of looters descended on Mams Mall on Monday night, outnumbering and overpowering the police and private security. The mall was gutted during the evening.

By Tuesday morning, it resembled a wasteland as shop owners and employees tried to make sense of what had happened.

Liquor bottles, clothing and rubber bullets were strewn across the parking lot.

Denlyn Mall, also in Mamelodi, was also attacked, but police and private security managed to maintain control of the area, and the looting was limited.

By Tuesday evening, police and Tshwane metro officers were engaged in running battles with looters, keeping them away from Mams Mall.

No incidents have been reported since Wednesday.