Jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma: Violence in South Africa continues

At least 30 people have been killed in the unrest that broke out last week when Zuma handed himself over to authorities. Zuma, 79, was sentenced last month for defying a constitutional court order to give evidence at an inquiry investigating high-level corruption during his nine years in office until 2018.

Rampant violence and looting has been taking place in major South African cities for the past three days. As he deployed troops to curb the violence, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa admitted that the deadly violence gripping the country is unprecedented post-apartheid era.  The violence has been prompted by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma. Zuma, 79, was sentenced last month for defying a constitutional court order to give evidence at an inquiry investigating high-level corruption during his nine years in office until 2018. Meanwhile, rioters looted shops and threw stones at police on Tuesday (July 13). The military prepared to send in 2,500 troops as outnumbered police seemed helpless to prevent attacks on businesses in Zuma's home province KwaZulu-Natal and in Gauteng province, where the country's biggest city, Johannesburg, is located. At least 30 people have been killed in the unrest that broke out last week when Zuma handed himself over to authorities.