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SA army deployed as looting, arson continue

SA army deployed as looting, arson continue

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER  SOUTH Africa deployed soldiers today to quell violence that erupted in the wake of former president Jacob Zuma's jailing, after days of riots left at least six people dead. Police said disturbances had intensified and 219 people arrested as the controversial ex-leader challenged his 15-month prison term in the country's top court. Smoke from burning buildings swirled in the air as items from burgled shops lay strewn by the side of the road in Pietermaritzburg in Zuma's home province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The sporadic pro-Zuma protests that broke out when he handed himself over last week have…
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