Sadly, more than 70 people have been killed in the riots that started on Friday, just a day after Zuma began serving a 15-month jail term for being contemptuous of the country's highest court.

THESE ARE TRYING times for South Africa. The country is experiencing racial unrest on a scale unprecedented since the advent of majority rule in 1994. Meanwhile, confessions by five white policemen… ...

On 16 August 2012, 34 workers at the Marikana platinum mine in South Africa were killed during violent protests over pay. The incident was the single most lethal use of force by the South African ...

Sparked by Jacob Zuma loyalists but spurred by infighting and impoverishment, the 2021 riots show a society trapped between predator politics and state abandonment.

10 dead in South Africa riots over jailing of ex-leader Zuma July 12, 2021 Updated Mon., July 12, 2021 at 5:04 p.m. ... Often legitimate protests are exploited for that purpose,” she said.

The violence in Johannesburg appeared to target shops owned by foreigners. It follows a spate of similar riots in South Africa that galvanized resentment toward outsiders.

By Dr Neha Sinha, The recent riots in South Africa have come in the wake of former President Jacob Zuma getting imprisoned for 15 months for defamation of the court. Zuma has been accused of money ...

SOUTH AFRICA: Riot at the Mai-Mai. 2 minute read. TIME. August 6, 1956 12:00 AM GMT-4. The afternoon began like most sunny Saturday afternoons in Johannesburg.

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