Is There Trouble in South Africa?
Is there turmoil in South Africa
According to a president-commissioned study on the riots, South African police and intelligence agencies failed to foresee or stop the looting and arson that left more than 300 people dead last year.
What Caused the Riots?
The violence, which started with the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma for declining to testify in a corruption investigation, was sparked by anger at the continued poverty and inequality that prevail nearly three years after the end of apartheid. The government dispatched troops to put an end to the riots, but damage to critical infrastructure and looted stores is believed to have cost the government 50 billion rand ($3.2 billion).
Advisory Submissions
The president and his cabinet make up the executive arm of government, which experts claim “also carries part of the responsibility and must answer for its failings in leadership.”
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It was often stated to the report’s writers, according to their account, that “among the African National Congress (ANC), what looks to be factionalism has become a serious cause of instability in the country.”
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Sumarry
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his State of the Union address to the nation on 28 February. The address follows a president-commissioned study into the looting and arson attacks that left more than 300 people dead last year.
