The events of the chaotic week in July, when mayhem was visited upon the country, with the looting of malls in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the closing of a major port of entry, the loss of lives in the stampedes and the backlash that followed, reminded all of us of the fragility of South Africa’s democracy.
First published in the Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper.
A number of commentators have made their opinions known about the riots that engulfed the two provinces. Amid all the hullabaloo, what has been missing is a reflection on what this means for the […]
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