Advertisement“The criminal element has hijacked this situation,” said Premier David Makhura of Gauteng province, which includes Johannesburg. More than 400 people were arrested in Gauteng, but the situation was far from under control, he said. Looting continued Tuesday in Johannesburg shopping malls in township areas, including Jabulani Mall and Dobsonville Mall in Soweto. The Constitutional Court, the country’s highest court, heard Zuma’s application Monday to have his sentence rescinded. The way the political protest against Zuma’s incarceration turned into wider rioting and looting highlights South Africa’s widespread poverty, unemployment and economic disparity, analysts said.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 13, 2021 10:24 UTC