Looting, violence spreads in South Africa as grievances boil over • FRANCE 24 English

Rioters #looted shops and threw stones at police on Tuesday as violent #protests triggered by the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma spread across #SouthAfrica. The military prepared to send in 2,500 troops as outnumbered police seemed helpless to prevent attacks on businesses in Zuma’s home province KwaZulu-Natal and in Gauteng province, where the country’s biggest city, Johannesburg, is located. FRANCE 24’s Caroline Dumay tells us more. Subscribe to France 24 now: FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 Visit our website: Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: