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South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa says violence designed to 'destroy democracy'

Sky, 17 Jul 2021
The leader of South Africa's government, Cyril Ramaphosa saw the damage wrought by seven days of rioting for himself, on a trip to Durban.

He told Sky's Africa correspondent John Sparks "we must rebuild together, it's a horrible situation."

Townships and cities in the provinces of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, where Durban is situated, were overwhelmed by waves of looting and anarchy over course of seven agonising days.

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