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72 dead, 1 234 arrested as violence, looting continue

72 dead, 1 234 arrested as violence, looting continue

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE violence and looting of shopping malls across South Africa have continued to spread causing damage running into billions of rands, destroying livelihoods, and leading to the loss of lives. A total of 72 people have died and 1 243 have been arrested as the South African army and the police battle with lawlessness. Crowds clashed with police and ransacked or set ablaze shopping malls in cities across SA, with dozens of people reported killed, as grievances unleashed by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma boiled over into the worst violence in years. Protests that followed Zuma's…
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