Hell Break Loose As Looters Go On The Rampage In South Africa

Looters on the rampage in South Africa

Shocking images of smashed windows destroyed metal security doors and stores stripped of anything worth stealing have gripped South Africa.

 

Uniformed police officers have stood by as looters made off with boxes of stolen goods, and small store owners were left picking through the wreckage of their businesses. Videos of people showing off looted items have streamed alongside shots of the army patrolling the streets.

 

Numbers give only an indicator of the damage to South Africa over the last few days. Over 70 dead, more than 1,200 arrested for looting, and at least 200 shopping malls across the Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces were ransacked.

 

Those provinces include the major cities of Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Durban. The full economic cost of the unrest is yet to be counted, but eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda in KwaZulu-Natal told reporters more than 15 billion rands (about $1 billion/€875 million) the worth of property and equipment had been damaged, affecting 40,000 businesses.

 

COVID-19 vaccine centers were forced to close in affected areas and clinics and pharmacies were not spared in the looting either.

 

A South African caught on video instigating violence against white people

According to the media, angry Zuma fans started the violence and looting, after Zuma was sentenced but that’s not the case.

 

Frustrated angry unemployed South Africans always seek an opportunity to steal and Zuma’s sentence was a perfect time. Years after the fall of Apartheid, the impact is still visible.

 

The whites own the best and live rich, while the poor wallow in poverty, amidst the unemployment crisis.