Security officials said the government was working to ensure the violence and looting did not spread further, but they stopped short of declaring a state of emergency. Up to 30 people have been killed duringthe unrest, four in Gauteng and 26 in KwaZulu-Natal, according to state and provincial authorities. Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, speaking at the same news conference, said she did not think a state of emergency should be imposed yet. The violence worsened as Zuma challenged his 15-month jail term in South Africa's top court on Monday. read moreBut the deteriorating situation pointed to wider problems and unfulfilled expectations that followed the end of white minority rule in 1994 and the election of Nelson Mandela in South Africa's first free and democratic vote.

Source: bd News24 July 13, 2021 10:18 UTC