EBRAHIM HARVEY | If this anarchic violence isn’t stopped, SA’s democracy will die
Whatever their causes, the unchecked rioting and looting are threatening the nation’s foundation of law and order
13 July 2021 - 20:33
SA this week experienced probably the most destructive anarchic violence in its history. It appeared to be largely a consequence of the 15-month jail sentence meted out to former president Jacob Zuma by the Constitutional Court two weeks ago. But the irony of this clearly orchestrated and devastating mass brutality, which led to widespread looting, largely in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, is that it probably is an extension of and connected to the unlawful mayhem which began in Nkandla last week in reaction to his sentencing...
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