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cleaning is necessary

South Africa celebrates the memory of former President Nelson Mandela. Known as "Mandela Day", this day aims to hire him. Each person can donate 67 minutes of their time to a good cause. This year, after several days of looting in the country, it is the clean-up operations that have become apparent. In the Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal regions, several communities have come together to clean up companies…

government at the bedside in KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal is the province most affected by the spiral of violence that has shaken South Africa in recent days, with 180 dead out of a total of more than 200 killed in the wake of ex-president Jacob Zuma's prison. It is in this region that President Cyril Ramaphosa visited on Friday, July 16, to assess the damage. The Minister of Police was also present this Saturday, July 17, as well as figures from…

In South Africa, tolls continue

On Wednesday evening, 14 July, the Minister of Defense announced the deployment of 25,000 soldiers to stop the violence. riots that were originally triggered by the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma, but which quickly turned into looting. In Gauteng, Johannesburg and Pretoria and their surroundings, the situation is more or…

Headlines: South Africa is sinking with anger

Wednesday morning "the South Africans woke up again from the shooting", explains The inhabitant, to set the interior directly. A new muscular awakening "as extensive protests and looting continued in large parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, with the risk of spreading to other provinces", states the citizen. On the first page of its website, the daily newspaper also keeps records: 1,234 people have been arrested at the…

South Africa strengthens for more violence than death

Crowds looted shops and businesses in South Africa on Wednesday, defying the government's demand that a week of violence end more than 70 people, killing hundreds of businesses and closing a refinery. Protests that followed the imprisonment of ex-president Jacob Zuma last week for failing to appear at a corruption investigation have been extended to looting and an outbreak of general anger over the difficulties and inequality that persist 27 years after the end of apartheid. Shopping malls and…

the violence continues despite efforts

The violence in South Africa has killed at least 72 people. The violence began on Friday in the KwaZulu-Natal region, the Jacob Zuma region, the day after the later prison. They also affected Johannesburg. "Law enforcement agencies are doubling their efforts to stop the violence and increase their deployment on the ground,"…

4 Somalis die in South Africa as Zuma supporters conflict with police

Four Somalis die in South Africa as Zuma supporters clash with police THE CAP - At least four Somali nationals have been killed in South Africa and their businesses destroyed as supporters of jailed former president Jacob Zuma continued to terrorize businesses in the country, which has yet to cure xenophobic attacks. State media claim the four were killed by rowdy henchmen who are believed to be…

22 more die when violence seizes South Africa

Another 22 people have died in riots in South Africa, a provincial official said on Tuesday, bringing the national number of deaths from violence to 32. The fee in KwaZulu-Natal province is now 26, Sihle Zikalala told a news conference on Tuesday, a day after officials confirmed six deaths in Gauteng province. "These were people who were killed during storms when protesters sprang up," he said, without specifying which parts of the province. After days of protests and looting following the…

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