2021 South African unrest - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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.
South Africa riots: Looting and shooting in Durban - BBC
WEBProtests 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 Zuma riots: Looting and unrest leaves 72 dead - BBC
WEBJul 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 amid …
WEBJul 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 Zuma riots: What's behind the violence and looting? - BBC
WEBJul 16, 2021 · This is a nod to South Africa's infamous apartheid states of emergency in the mid-1980s when the country was under martial law. The use of the military is highly sensitive.
South Africa Zuma riots: What's behind the violence and looting?
WEBJul 16, 2021 · South Africa Zuma riots: What's behind the violence and looting? 16 July 2021. Nick Ericsson. BBC News. AFP via Getty Images. Riots and looting were sparked by the jailing of former President...
South African crowds riot overnight, defying calls for end to …
WEBCrowds looted shops and businesses in South Africa, defying government calls for an end to a week of violence that has killed more than 70 people.
South Africa riots: Looting and shooting in Durban - BBC News
WEBJul 14, 2021 · 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...
Deaths climb to 72 in South Africa riots after Zuma jailed
WEBJul 13, 2021 · South Africa’s police say 72 people have been killed and 1,234 have been arrested in unrest set off by the imprisonment last week of former President Jacob Zuma.
Death toll climbs as South Africa violence spirals
WEBJul 13, 2021 · The death toll from five days of violence in South Africa has risen to 72, police said on Tuesday, despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s deployment of troops to quell the unrest.