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A week of violent unrest has left more than 100 people dead in South Africa. Protests over ex-president Jacob Zuma's imprisonment spilled over into mass looting of shops and warehouses, some of the worst violence since the start of all-race democracy 27 years ago.

Added on the 16/07/2021 15:03:48 - Copyright : AFP EN

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