Sadness, anger in South Africa as unrest death toll rises to 45
A South African Police Services (SAPS) officer aims at looters following sporadic looting and vandalism outside the Lotsoho Mall in Katlehong township, East of Johannesburg, on July 12, 2021. PHOTO | AFP
A wave of sadness and anger is sweeping through South Africa as the death toll from unrest raging in the country shot up to 45, with looting and violence leaving shops and entire malls stripped of goods, torched and devastated.
According to the authorities, 19 were killed in Gauteng province and 26 in KwaZulu-Natal.
