crisis deepens. 25,000 troops are being deployed by south africa after days of looting and violence which have led to the deaths of at least 117 people. the clashes were sparked initially by the jailing of the former president, jacob zuma, who had refused to appear at a corruption inquiry. but in recent days it has turned into a protest about unemployment and poverty. nomsa maseko reports. residents of johannesburg protecting their livelihoods. guarding against rioters and looters since the beginning of this week. in durban, checkpoints have been set up across the city. hold it, hold it! people looking to protect themselves and their businesses from looting. people are hungry at the moment. people haven t had an opportunity to stock up, so they re really desperate. they re desperate for milk, forfood, for supplies for their kids. they don t have formula, they don t have nappies, they re just really battling.
the aftermath of the deadly anti government protests there. more than 100 people killed in addition to millions of dollars in damage across the country. countless businesses destroyed, the streets littered with burned out cars, all of it sparked by the detention of former president jacob zuma, who refused to cooperate in his own corruption inquiry. the unrest happened in the former leader s home province and near the country s largest city, johannesburg you can see on the map. kelly cobiella joins us live. talk about deescalation. what is the government doing on this? reporter: first thing s first, hallie. the government is deploying 25,000 troops to the streets in these two provinces where johannesburg is located and also in durban and they already have about 10,000 on the streets, some 15,000 being added to that in the days and weeks to come. in terms of enforcement, they re
and looting of businesses which have left nearly 120 people dead. clashes were sparked by the jailing of the former presidentjacob zuma, who had refused to appear at a corruption inquiry. but 27 years after the end of apartheid there s also widespread anger over hardship and inequality. the worst violence in years has seen clashes in areas including johannesburg and durban, from where nomsa maseko has sent this report. residents ofjohannesburg protecting their livelihoods. guarding against rioters and looters since the beginning of this week. in durban, checkpoints have been set up across the city. people are looking to protect themselves and their businesses from luton. people are hunt at businesses from luton. people are hungry at the businesses from luton. people are hungry at the moment. businesses from luton. people are hungry at the moment. people - businesses from luton. people are l hungry at the moment. people have not had an opportunity to stock up, so they are real
people to believe in them, to lead them and to invest in them and for government to get behind them, and that is what we re going to do. 25,000 troops are being deployed by south africa after days of looting and violence which have led to the deaths of at least 117 people. the clashes were sparked initially by the jailing of the former president, jacob zuma, who had refused to appear at a corruption inquiry. but in recent days it has turned into a protest about unemployment and poverty. nomsa maseko has sent this report. residents of johannesburg protecting their livelihoods. guarding against rioters and looters since the beginning of this week. in durban, checkpoints have been set up across the city. hold it, hold it! people looking to protect themselves and their
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