In South Africa, as the infection of the new coronavirus spreads and going out is restricted, large-scale looting of shopping malls is rampant in the largest city such as Johannesburg, and the government has begun to deploy troops.
However, the situation has not subsided and it is difficult to respond.
In South Africa, supporters were demonstrating that President Zuma was imprisoned for alleged corruption during his tenure on the 7th of this month, but after the 9th, some became mobs, blocking roads and trucks. I set fire to.
In the wake of this, in Johannesburg, the largest city, and Durban in the southeast, a crowd of hundreds of people broke into shopping malls and stole goods, which continued during the day on the 12th.
According to the government, six people have died and more than 480 have been detained so far.
President Ramaposa gave an urgent speech to the public on the night of the 12th, saying, "We refuse violence and confusion. There is also a serious delay in vaccination with the new coronavirus." Announced that it was allowed.
However, looting has continued since then, and the government is struggling to respond.
In the background, it has been pointed out that under the world's worst economic disparity, restrictions on going out may further deepen the economic predicament of the poor.
Under these circumstances, the South African Chamber of Commerce has raised concerns about its impact on the economy, known as emerging economies, in a statement saying that it "has damaged its image as an investment destination."