South Africa: In the Capital Johannesburg, Protests Began with Massive Lootings.

In the capital of South Africa, Johannesburg, protests began, accompanied by massive lootings. Six people have been killed and 219 arrested amid an escalation of rioting in Johannesburg, which broke out after the imprisonment of South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma. The South African Constitutional Court sentenced Zuma to 15 months in prison for contempt of court. Shops and businesses have been looted and vandalized and burning vehicles and debris left across roads.  Zuma refused to testify as part of a corruption investigation during his term in office from 2009 to 2018. Some residents have begun organizing self-defense squads…