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South Africa's Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has requested the deployment of an additional 25,000 defense personnel to restore order in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng amid ongoing violence, looting, and the destruction of property in those provinces following the arrest of the former president, Jacob Zuma. The deployment will last for 3 months.

In a virtual address to Parliament’s defence committee on Wednesday evening, Mapisa-Nqakula said that President Cyril Ramaphosa was not satisfied with the initial deployment of 2,500 soldiers.

Various political leaders meeting with Ramaphosa called for greater coordination among the police, the national defence force, intelligence agencies, private security services and community-based safety structures.

Riots Easing

Bloomberg reported that the riots appeared to be easing following the initial deployment of additional soldiers to help the police restore stability, citing the government.

“We are seeing less incidence of violence and looting reported,” acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni told reporters in Pretoria, the capital, on Wednesday.

“Currently 5,000 members of the South African National Defence Force are deployed on the ground” and more than 1,700 people have been arrested", she said.

At least 72 people have been killed, making the uprising the deadliest since apartheid ended in 1994.

Food security

Hundreds of businesses have been ransacked over the course of the week, while telecommunications towers and other infrastructure have been destroyed, with transport networks and a programme to vaccinate people against the coronavirus disrupted.

Business Leadership South Africa chief executive officer, Busi Mavuso told Bloomberg that more than 200 malls were targeted, over 800 stores were looted and 100 were completely burnt by Wednesday.

Ntshavheni urged people not to resort to panic buying because there was enough food for everyone, and said the security agencies will escort vehicles carrying goods from KwaZulu-Natal’s Durban port, the country’s largest, to destinations inland to safeguard supply chains. She described the violence as “economic sabotage.”

“We are not at liberty to announce who are behind it,” she said. “If we do so we will jeopardize the investigation and possible prosecution of people.”

THEY NEED BUHARI FOR TWO DAYS

Blacks people with their stupidity they arrested someone that caused depression, anguish and economy downturn to you and you are still fighting him.

Tinubuadvocate:
Blacks people with their stupidity they arrested someone that caused depression, anguish and economy downturn to you and you are still fighting him.

This happens all over the world. How can you prove it's just a black thing? Give evidence.

this shows south Africans are a lazy bunch.
Destroying your fellow countryman's Livelihood because of a "Curropt" politician.

insidelife22:
this shows south Africans are a lazy bunch.
Destroying your fellow countryman's Livelihood because of a "Curropt" politician.

How does your first line relate to the second one? I'm seriously confused.

Tinubuadvocate:
Blacks people with their stupidity they arrested someone that caused depression, anguish and economy downturn to you and you are still fighting him.

you are talking rubbish as if they can do that to any past president of Nigeria

what I fantasy here is the van of the soldiers compared with their counterpart in Nigeria

extol1:
what I fantasy here is the van of the soldiers compared with their counterpart in Nigeria

You need to leave ur hole and come to the city to see in Nigeria it's not even military that use it but Police, our Army use something more sophisticated

extol1:
what I fantasy here is the van of the soldiers compared with their counterpart in Nigeria

SA homemade.

People just dey, just dey wait for katakata to unleash the criminal in them

Zuma should be locked up for the remainder of his days on earth. The keys to his prison should be thrown into the nearest river!

Plead:
Zuma should be locked up for the remainder of his days on earth. The keys to his prison should be thrown into the nearest river!

Amen!

They kukuma carry black soldiers
To help them kill thier fellow blacks

davillian:
They kukuma carry black soldiers
To help them kill thier fellow blacks

Isn't SA 80% black, so why wouldn't the soldiers be black? Are u ok in your head? This is why Buhari prefers cows.

Excellent.......this madness must STOP.

fergie001:
Excellent.......this madness must STOP.

Opposition leaders at the meeting with Ramaphosa wanted 75,000 troops. They feel 25K is still inadequate.

TMKsouth:
Opposition leaders at the meeting with Ramaphosa wanted 75,000 troops. They feel 25K is still inadequate.

It isn't a war zone yet...25k is good but if it continues, more should be sent.

They waited so long to bring soldiers to the street. A good govt should have see the hand writing on the wall from day 1. The area should have been flooded with soldiers since.

rottennaija:
They waited so long to bring soldiers to the street. A good govt should have see the hand writing on the wall from day 1. The area should have been flooded with soldiers since.

There were 2,500 before. Besides, SA rarely brings the army onto the streets - the last time there were these many troop deployment was during apartheid era in the late 80s and early 90s. They first gave the police the chance to deal with this current unrest (as per their mandate) but they were overwhelmed.

TMKsouth:
There were 2,500 before. Besides, SA rarely brings the army onto the streets - the last time there were these many troop deployment was during apartheid era in the late 80s and early 90s. They first gave the police the chance to deal with this current unrest (as per their mandate) but they were overwhelmed.

They still waited too long. In any society, no matter how advanced it is in our modern world, the police are not equipped or trained enough to handle certain type of unrest.

rottennaija:
They still waited too long. In any society, no matter how advanced it is in our modern world, the police are not equipped or trained enough to handle certain type of unrest.

There's general consensus in SA that this was indeed the case.

Tinubuadvocate:
Blacks people with their stupidity they arrested someone that caused depression, anguish and economy downturn to you and you are still fighting him.

Stockholm syndrome
It's happening even in Nigeria

TMKsouth:
Isn't SA 80% black, so why wouldn't the soldiers be black? Are u ok in your head? This is why Buhari prefers cows.

80% blacks kill you there ode mumu man......

Kandeed:
You need to leave ur hole and come to the city to see in Nigeria it's not even military that use it but Police, our Army use something more sophisticated

please show me with proof

H

Tinubuadvocate:
Blacks people with their stupidity they arrested someone that caused depression, anguish and economy downturn to you and you are still fighting him.

things like this can happen anywhere in the world, don't allow self hate destroy you