16 Jul 2021

Dozens killed after protests in South Africa

From Morning Report, 6:49 am on 16 July 2021

At least 72 people have died and more than 1,700 have been arrested in South Africa's worst unrest in years, after former president Jacob Zuma was jailed. The government plans to deploy 25,000 troops to counter riots. There are questions over whether South Africa's security agencies were prepared for the unrest which some say was anticipated. Political consultant Lawson Naidoo is in Cape Town, and spoke to Morning Report producer Stacey Knott.