Although some of the protests appear to have been triggered by JacobZuma's incarceration, they are tied in with a sense of economic desperation as the country faces tightened restrictions under a third wave of the Covid19 pandemic.
Although some of the protests appear to have been triggered by Zuma's 15-month detention for contempt of court, they are tied in with a sense of economic desperation as the country faces tightened restrictions under a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
"We don't know yet what the strike is all about... but from what people have been saying it's something related to our former president," Sphamandla Ndlazi told AFP in Jeppestown, Johannesburg, with looted shops and burnt cars in the background. President Cyril Ramaphosa reiterated calls for calm on Sunday in a speech focused on Covid-19 restrictions, urging people to express themselves"in peaceful protest" and avoid acts that endanger lives and damage the economy."People have been intimidated and threatened, and some have even been hurt," Ramaphosa said, adding that"some people may have died".
In KZN, the police"had their hands full yesterday and throughout the night", spokesman Jay Naicker said on Sunday.
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