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Riots, looting in South Africa after Jacob Zuma jailed



Protests against the jailing of former South African president Jacob Zuma have ballooned into massive riots and looting across the country. Supporters of Zuma, who is on trial for corruption, see his treatment as symbolic of the current government’s repressive policies.

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