Rioting caused unnecessary suffering and job losses
Violence a disease that can't be cured by spreading it to others
21 July 2021 - 09:15
Former president Jacob Zuma’s statement that sparked the violence after his 15-month prison sentence by the Constitutional Court for contempt of court was when he said: “I’ll hand myself to correctional centre to avoid bloodshed.” As the former president, he was supposed to know that his words could fuel anger that would burst into inevitable violence by his followers.
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