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Looting, violence spreads in South Africa as grievances boil over: The military prepared to send in 2,500 troops as outnumbered police seemed helpless to prevent attacks on businesses in Zuma’s home province KwaZulu-Natal and in Gauteng province, where the country’s …
Death toll rises in South Africa rioting after Zuma jailed: The deployment of 2,500 soldiers to support the South African police has so far failed to stop the rampant looting, although arrests were being made in some areas in Johannesburg, including …
‘A peaceful, gentle giant’: Khusela Diko shares moving tribute to late Joburg mayor: Friends and family remembered him as a peaceful person who would not have taken kindly to the deadly protests and looting of businesses taking place in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. “Comrade Geoff was a …
‘It is undermining everything’: Dozens dead in South Africa riots: Many of the deaths in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces occurred in chaotic stampedes as thousands of people stole food, electric appliances, liquor and clothing from stores, officials said. The …
Security Alert: Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Johannesburg, Pretoria (South Africa), Civil Unrest Continues in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Provinces: Event: Civil unrest and protests continue throughout KwaZulu-Natal Province and Johannesburg and Pretoria in Gauteng Province. Following reports of blockages on many provincial and municipal transit …
Rioting halts vaccinations in key SA provinces: South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination program has been partially halted as violent protests following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma rage in two key provinces. A monthly subscription is …
Fuel refinery confirms shutdown amid ongoing violence in KZN and Gauteng: SA’s largest crude-oil refinery, Sapref, has shut down operations amid the ongoing violence in KwaZulu-Natal. The refinery, in the South Durban Basin, sent out an alert on Tuesday citing force majeure …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Zulu Monarch – KwaZulu-Natal, as the name may suggest, is also the home to the Zulu monarch, King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu. Although not holding any direct political power, the Zulu king is provided a stipend by the government, and holds considerable sway over more traditionalist Zulu people in the province. To date, the Zulu king has thirteen wives. Traditionally, each year a ceremony is performed in which the king receives another wife. The current King has kept this ceremony, called the “Reed Dance”, but not chosen a wife, instead using the ceremony to promote abstinence until marriage, as a way of preserving Zulu culture and preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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S.Africa’s unrest death toll rises to 32 as looting continues