S.Africa: Protests turn deadly: 45 dead & Army has been deployed in Johannesburg & Natal

• [This is a short update on the deaths. From 2 provinces it seems the death toll is 45. I live in Johannesburg, and I've not seen or heard anything. It is very quiet here. I travelled about 30 Km to the east today and saw nothing of note. It may be that if the army is deployed that it is in the TOWNSHIPS. The majority of the violence is in areas where Blacks live en masse. Jan]
• Deadly protests that erupted in South Africa following former President Jacob Zuma’s jailing showed no signs of letting up, even as the authorities pledged to clamp down on the violence. Hundreds of stores in the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces, which account for about half the nation’s economic output, were looted and major highways have been blocked. The government says 10 people have died. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala put the toll at 26 in his province alone and his Gauteng counterpart David Makhura said there’d been 19 fatalities in his jurisdiction, including 10 that occurred during a stampede. More than 2,500 soldiers have been deployed to Gauteng and KZN to quell violent looting, but the defence minister has stated that SA is not yet considering a state of emergency. Dubbed Operation PROSPER, the deployment will be from 12 July to 12 October.

Source: https://www.biznews.com/global-citizen/2021/07/13/deadly-protests

jlamprecht