A self-armed local looks for looters inside a supermarket following protests that have widened into looting, in Durban, South Africa. The unrest, the worst in South Africa for years, also disrupted hospitals struggling to cope with a third wave of COVID-19 and forced the closure of a refinery. Local TV stations meanwhile showed more looting of shops in South Africa's largest township Soweto, and in the Indian Ocean port city of Durban. The United Nations in South Africa expressed concern that disruptions to transport for workers from the riots would exacerbate joblessness, poverty and inequality. Worst violence, looting spreads in South Africa over jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma.

Source: Standard Digital July 14, 2021 12:00 UTC