They face charges of incitement and/or conspiracy to commit public violence. Sixty-one were allegedly active on three WhatsApp groups during the riots.
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A year ago, KwaZulu-Natal was plunged into chaos by riots that spread to Gauteng, leaving about 354 people dead - a shocking 237 of them murdered during the unprecedented post-apartheid unrest.