Südafrika

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Bei den schweren Krawallen und Plündungen in Südafrika kamen bisher vermutlich deutlich mehr als 300 Menschen ums Leben. Über 3.000 Personen sind inhaftiert worden. Gegenwärtig scheint sich die Lage wieder etwas beruhigt zu haben, doch handelt es sich um die schwersten Krawalle - bzw. beinahe bürgerkriegsähnlichen Zustände - seit dem Ende der Apartheid...

South Africa: Civil Unrest Death Toll Tops 330 While Zuma Heads Back to Prison Peacefully

Former president Jacob Zuma's stint outside prison to attend the funeral of his brother was without incident, authorities confirmed on Thursday afternoon. The situation in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng now remains stable - while the death toll from the recent looting has reached 337.

Thursday brought a few hours of freedom for former president Jacob Zuma, who was permitted to leave the Estcourt Correctional Centre to attend his brother Michael's funeral. [...]

Although there had been concerns that Zuma's supporters might try to prevent him from returning to prison, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said at a 4.30pm press briefing that he had already returned without incident. There were no reports of unrest related to Michael Zuma's funeral or Jacob Zuma's appearance at it. [...]

At the press briefing, Ntshavheni faced tough questioning from journalists about the scant and sometimes contradictory information given by the government relating to the recent unrest.

https://allafrica.com/stories/202107230079.html

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