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What is happening in South Africa? Riots after Jacob Zuma’s arrest

A military tank patrols near a shopping centre that was damaged after several days of looting following the imprisonment of former South Africa President Jacob Zuma (REUTERS) — A military tank patrols near a shopping centre that was damaged after several days of looting following the imprisonment of former South Africa President Jacob Zuma **(REUTERS)**

4 min read . Updated: 17 Jul 2021, 01:24 PM IST Gabriele Steinhauser, The Wall Street Journal

Protests over jailing of former leader spiral into unrest and looting amid a record Covid-19 outbreak

The arrest of former South African President Jacob Zuma this month has triggered looting and violence in the country’s two most populous provinces amid a record wave of Covid-19 infections. Current President Cyril Ramaphosa said the unrest was the result of an orchestrated campaign to start an insurrection against South Africa’s constitutional order.