This is reported by AFP citing the authorities.

“According to government figures, the death toll in the riots in South Africa has risen to 276,” the agency writes.

#BREAKING Death toll in South Africa unrest rises to 276, government says pic.twitter.com/8VpsQRUEpp

- AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 21, 2021

Earlier, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called the riots in the country a deliberate attack on state democracy.