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Chaos show cultural diversity yet to be embraced in South Africa

A fire engulfs Campsdrift Park, which houses Makro and China Mall, following protests that have widened into looting in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa July 13, 2021, in this screen grab taken from a video obtained from social media. [Sibonelo Zungu, Standard].

Whether provoked, spontaneous or incited, public violence is deadly.

Scenes from South Africa in the past few days following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma, are, to say the least, scary. The courts found the former leader guilty and applied the law of the land in exacting punishment.

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