South Africa unrest hits 40,000 businesses, government says

South Africa looting.

A member of the South African Police Services (SAPS) fires rubber bullets at rioters looting the Jabulani Mall in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg, on July 12, 2021. PHOTO | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • Hundreds of shopping centres and warehouses in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province were ransacked beginning on July 9.
  • The rampage later spread to Johannesburg, inflicting a devastating blow to an economy already battered by the coronavirus.

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