South Africa unrest: Death toll climbs to 72 as violence spreads

Gulf News ^ | 07/13/2021

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

PW Botha was right.

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MORE HERE: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9783815/South-African-looters-raid-Durban-warehouses-riots-escalate.html

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At least 75 people have been killed in South Africa as the country remains in the grip of its worst unrest since the end of apartheid following the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma.

Footage shared on social media on Tuesday night appeared to show the Lenmed Hospital in Durban in flames while other videos showed shopkeepers opening fire on a crowd of looters.

Ten people were trampled to death during a stampede at a looted shopping mall in Soweto, Johannesburg as police and military eventually responded to the chaos, firing stun grenades and rubber bullets to try to halt the unrest.

[Gay State Conservative]

South Africa is “Third World”.I know...I’ve been there.

[11th_VA]

Any one looking for up to date news, in YouTube search for SABC - they have lots of video coverage of the riots in South Africa

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In the clip, a line of shop and property owners fired on the rioters from afar before running closer and continuing to shoot, while the crowds protected themselves behind road signs and ran off the road amid the chaos

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Looters empty a Game store warehouse on an industrial park in the city of Durban, South Africa, amid widespread unrest

The rioting continued on Tuesday as looters ransacked warehouses and supermarkets in South African cities despite the efforts of heavily outnumbered police

Groups of people have been looting supermarkets and warehouses in the Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces as the violence continued

Suspected looters are pinned to the ground by an armed private security officer inside a flooded mall in Vosloorus on the fifth day of rioting

Police and security guards stand over arrested looters in Johannesburg, South Africa

[Paladin2]

BLM in action.

[Billthedrill]

Somebody else said it better: Africa wins again.

[SeekAndFind]

A road is barricaded in Soweto near Johannesburg, Tuesday July 13, 2021 as ongoing looting and violence continues

Many of the deaths have occurred in chaotic stampedes as scores of people looted food, electric appliances, liquor, and clothing from retail centers

The Gold Spot Shopping Centre in Vosloorus, southeast of Johannesburg, was left completely trashed on Monday after it was ransacked by looters

People queue to buy food at a supermarket with most stores staying closed amid widespread looting

Private armed security officers take position during a joint operation with undercover and uniformed South Africa Police Service (SAPS) members in Jeppestown, Johannesburg, amid clashes with residents of the Wolhuter Men's Hostel

[KittyKares]

I don’t know how they think this will make the situation better.

[henkster]

I took a course in “Race and Politics in Southern Africa” in 1979. Even though this wasn’t what was taught, it’s what I learned. I knew then this is how South Africa would wind up once Apartheid was inevitably overthrown.

[hercuroc]

Looks like Chicago except for the armed security.

[Luke21]

They pissed and moaned for black majority rule. Now they want black minority rule here.

[RockyTx]

better ideas

car dealerships
airport cargo terminal
gun stores

[boycott]

Looks like the same ones that cause all the destruction here.

[pepsionice]

I noticed off last night reporting....food shortages now reported. Grocery operations can’t rebuild overnight, and a lot of them have been gutted out. I’ll predict by this weekend....some national emergency situation requiring international help to feed the riot folks.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

That's a damn shame. They were good boys, just turning their lives around.

[metmom]

They need to use something besides rubber bullets to stop this.

As long as the looters know they are in no real danger, they will continue.

[metmom]

Seems to me that the looters all have one thing in common, but the shop keepers and LE and military have something else in common.

Can’t quite put my finger on it…..