The violence which flared up in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng was described as a failed insurrection attempt by government, which claimed that the anarchy was orchestrated to cause instability in the country.
The failed insurrection, which threatened the lives and livelihoods of many South Africans last month, has deep roots which go back to the days of narrative manipulation by UK public relations outfit Bell Pottinger.
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