South Africa hikes troop deployment against looters as death toll rises to 117

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The death toll in South Africa's unrest rose to 117 on Thursday, as the country called up its army reserves in a bid to quell looting that has stoked fears of shortages and dealt a crippling economic blow.
The acting minister in the presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, told reporters that Johannesburg, South Africa's economic capital, was now "relatively calm" while the southeastern province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) - the epicentre of the violence - "remains volatile".
The trashed entrance to a supermarket in Durban South Africa.
AP
Defence, security and police ministers and top army generals were dispatched to KZN to assess the situation and oversee the expanded deployment of security forces.

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