{"id":195646,"date":"2021-07-21T00:55:10","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T22:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pasha-117-what-drove-south-africas-recent-violence-and-looting-and-what-to-do-about-it\/"},"modified":"2021-07-21T00:55:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T22:55:10","slug":"pasha-117-what-drove-south-africas-recent-violence-and-looting-and-what-to-do-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pasha-117-what-drove-south-africas-recent-violence-and-looting-and-what-to-do-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasha 117: What drove South Africa’s recent violence and looting and what to do about it"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After former president Jacob Zuma<\/a> was recently arrested for contempt of court, South Africa went into disarray<\/a>. Widespread looting, vandalism and violence broke out. Two provinces \u2013 Gauteng, the country\u2019s economic hub, and KwaZulu-Natal, on the east coast \u2013 bore the brunt of this. What was initially premised on Zuma\u2019s arrest transpired into something much more coordinated, controlled and dangerous. <\/p>\n

Many reasons for the violence have been noted. These include: <\/p>\n