72 People Killed in South African Riots

Seventy-two people have been killed in riots and looting in South Africa, police said Tuesday, amid protests over the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma.  Peace and stability in South Africa is directly linked to the release of President Zuma with immediate effect.It was just pure malice to incarcerate President Zuma whilst litigation on his Detention Without Trial case (for a civil contempt) was on-going.#WenzenuZuma

Violence erupted last week when Zuma began serving a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court.   In the country's worst unrest in years, looters vandalized shopping malls, other retail outlets and businesses in the province of Gauteng, which includes the country's largest city of Johannesburg. Security forces seemed unable to prevent the looting and attacks, which also occurred in Zuma's home province, KwaZulu-Natal and in Soweto.  But protesters have also taken to the street to denounce economic hardship which has increased during the pandemic over the last year.