South African unrest

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…