South Africa In Crisis! Major Street Protests Due To The Economic Crisis And 13-year High In Inflation. The Government Threatens Public Workers.

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From last year, August 2021:

South Africa’s Descent into Chaos
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After the imprisonment of the former South African President, Jacob Zuma, by his one-time ally and successor, widespread protests in his home state of KwaZulu-Natal turned deadly.

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Over a week of riots and looting, the city of Durban was left in flames. VICE World News goes inside South Africa’s descent into chaos, witnessing the scale of the rage and destruction.

July 2021:

Over the past few weeks, more than 330 people have died in some of the worst violence South Africa has experienced since apartheid. Is the trouble a sign of deeper tensions?

July 2021:

South Africa is witnessing riots after the imprisonment of Ex-President Jacob Zuma. 6 people have died, 219 have been arrested. The police has resorted to firing & the army has been deployed. Zuma’s son says ‘this is just the beginning’.

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We move to Africa where clashes occurred in Freetown and other cities on August 10 when an economic protest descended into violence between the security forces and demonstrators.
In the week following the protests, police and army convoys patrolled the busy commercial streets in the districts of Rokupa, Makeni, and Kamakwie where Freetown’s protests took place. A tense calm settled, with ordinary life gradually returning

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