* South Africa has been hit by five days of mob violence sparked by jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma
* Violence centered in provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Guateng, with shops looted and people killed
* Death toll stands at 45, including 10 people who were trampled in a stampede at a looted shopping centre
* Shopkeepers have been filmed opening fire on a mob while woman threw her baby from the top of a burning shopping centre as flames threatened the apartment buildings above
South Africa is in the grip of its worst unrest since the end of apartheid with shopkeepers firing at looters and a woman throwing her baby from a burning mall roof as violence sparked by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma entered its fifth day today.
At least 45 people have now died - including 10 trampled to death during a stampede at a looted shopping mall - in riots centered around KwaZulu-Natal and Guateng provinces that began last week and raged through the weekend after 79-year-old Zuma was jailed for failing to cooperate with a corruption probe.
The army has been called in to help stem the unrest after fearful citizens began forming 'defence squads' to protect their homes and businesses amid warnings that food supplies could soon run short as supermarket owners shut up shop amid the widespread looting.
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WNU Editor: Some of the images of mass looting are truly astounding (see video below).
More News On The Unrest In South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa address: South Africa president order military deployment to end violence, looting -- BBC
Death toll mounts in South Africa rioting after Zuma jailing -- AP
South Africa: 45 dead as unrest linked to Zuma jailing intensifies -- The Guardian
Rioting Forces South Africa to Halt Covid Vaccines in Key Provinces -- Bloomberg
Unrest spreads in South Africa in wake of Zuma jailing as grievances boil over -- France 24
Stores Close Across South Africa as Violent Riots Intensify -- Bloomberg
4 comments:
That's a mostly peaceful demonstration according to CNN
Remember that blatant lie? With a city block burning in the background and black people shouting on camera to hang colonialists and white people....CNN.. we really have to deal with them soon
The price of rope will go up soon hehe
Kinda like Portland.
Kinda like Zimbabwe.
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1414560446699524106
Portland and Zimbabwe proves it is not genetics but upbringing. IF you suck in that socialist message, life is going to suck.
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