2021 South African unrest - Wikipedia
The 2021 South African unrest, also known as the July 2021 riots, [23] the Zuma unrest[24] or Zuma riots, [25] was a wave of civil unrest that occurred in South Africa 's KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces from 9 to 18 July 2021, sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma for contempt of court. [21]: 52 Resulting protests agains...
South Africa riots: Looting and shooting in Durban - BBC
Protests which began after former South African President Jacob Zuma handed himself into police to serve a 15-month sentence have descended into days of violence and looting. The BBC has spoken...
South Africa looting: Government to deploy 25,000 troops after unrest - BBC
Jul 15, 2021 · Hundreds of shops and businesses have been looted and the government says it is acting to prevent food shortages. Citizens are arming themselves and forming vigilante groups to protect their...
South Africa Zuma riots: Looting and unrest leaves 72 dead - BBC
Jul 13, 2021 · President Cyril Ramaphosa has called it some of the worst violence witnessed in South Africa since the 1990s, before the end of apartheid, with fires started, highways blocked and businesses...
What is happening in South Africa? Why are people looting
Jul 16, 2021 · Looting sprees, stampedes and riots have left more than 117 people dead across two provinces as of July 16, per The Guardian. On July 12, the South African government deployed 2,500 troops to contain the situation, The Associated Press reported. But these forces couldn’t contain the violence.
South Africa: Continued violence, looting, destruction of …
Jul 14, 2021 · The ongoing deadly unrest tearing through parts of South Africa has been fuelled by criminal justice failures and years of impunity for violence, Amnesty International South Africa said today as the death toll continues to rise.
Regrets in South Africa After Lives and Livelihoods Lost in Mass …
Jul 15, 2021 · South Africa has been rocked to its core over the last week by looting and vandalism that has left at least 117 people dead and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, officials said.
Looting in South Africa Exacerbates Poverty - The Borgen Project
Jul 18, 2021 · The recent looting in South Africa highlights the desperation that many impoverished South Africans face and the zero-sum nature of inequality’s violent outcomes. The rioting disrupted supply chains and caused food and …
Worst violence in years spreads in South Africa as grievances boil …
Jul 13, 2021 · Crowds clashed with police and ransacked or set ablaze shopping malls in cities across South Africa on Tuesday, with dozens of people reported killed, as grievances unleashed by the jailing of...
South African military deployed as ex-leader Zuma jailed and looting …
Jul 12, 2021 · South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has deployed the country’s military to restore calm after days of violent protests and looting sparked by the imprisonment of former leader Jacob Zuma.