In South Africa, the largest riots have not subsided since democratization, and looting of shops and arson of warehouses have continued. As a result, the largest refinery in South Africa has suspended operations and a new corona virus vaccine. The impact on the lives of citizens is becoming more serious, as many of the inoculation venues have been closed.
In South Africa, some of the participants in the protests against the imprisonment of former President Zuma became mobs, which led to the looting of shops and the arson of warehouses in various places.
The apartheid segregation policy, in which a small number of whites dominated the majority of blacks, was abolished in 1994, making it one of the largest riots since democratization.
The government has deployed 5,000 soldiers, but was unable to manage the situation and announced that more than 200 looting occurred from the night of the 13th to the 14th.
Large warehouses were set on fire in Durban in the southeast, and shopping malls were plundered one after another in Johannesburg, the largest city, and all stores were robbed of goods in one of these malls.
In addition, the country's largest refinery near Durban has been suspended due to the blockade of the surrounding highways, and there are concerns about a shortage of gasoline supply.
In addition, a major pharmacy chain that is working with the government to vaccinate the new coronavirus has been looted and 106 vaccination sites have been closed, and the impact on citizens' lives is becoming more serious.