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 deploys army over burning of trucks, braces for …
Jul 14, 2023 · CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa deployed the army to help secure four provinces Friday, after at least 21 delivery trucks were set on fire in the past five days and amid concerns of unrest over a court decision that could send former President Jacob Zuma back to …
2 people are fatally shot on a fifth day of protests in the South ...
Aug 7, 2023 · CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Two people were fatally shot on a fifth day of violent protests in the South African city of Cape Town on Monday sparked by a dispute last week between minibus taxi drivers and authorities.
South Africans protest killings in Durban suburb in rioting
Aug 5, 2021 · JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Supporters of South Africa’s leftist opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters, on Thursday demonstrated against the killings of 36 people in Phoenix, a suburb of Durban, during the recent violent riots in KwaZulu-Natal province.
South African crowds riot overnight, defying calls for end ... - NBC News
Crowds looted shops and businesses in South Africa Wednesday, defying government calls an end to a week of violence that has killed more than 70 people, wrecked hundreds of businesses and shut...
Durban riots: South Africa still bears the scars one year on - BBC
Jul 9, 2022 · One year after what South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa called a violent "insurrection" that led to more than 300 deaths, the country is still wrestling with profound political and...
South Africa Zuma riots: Looting and unrest leaves 72 dead - BBC
Jul 13, 2021 · The death toll in South Africa has risen to 72 as violence continues across the country following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma.
South Africa riots: At least 117 killed, over 2,000 arrested ... - ABC News
Jul 16, 2021 · LONDON and PRETORIA -- At least 117 people have been killed in ongoing riots across South Africa despite the efforts of heavily outnumbered authorities to quell violent unrest sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma.
South Africa riots: What's happening and why? - BBC News
Jul 13, 2021 · South Africa riots: What's happening and why? Dozens of people have died in oubreaks of looting and rioting in parts of South Africa. Shopping centres and businesses in the...
Citizens arm themselves as looting, unrest rock South Africa
Jul 14, 2021 · South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday he might order more troops onto the streets as the army and police struggled to quell days of looting and violence, while some citizens...