— alone, i'm going to call all the men in soweto to rise and take responsibility.— in soweto to riseis what could've happened. the i responsibility. this is what i could've happened. the other shopping centre was ransacked and remains closed. the riots were sparked by the arrest of jacob after he failed to appear before a corruption inquiry. it quickly degenerated into white skill looting in the province. —— wide scale. there were 200 people who are lost their lives, around 160 malls were badly damaged and some 3000 shops have been looted. this flame is a symbol of our young democracy. it burns day and night. now, the events of last week which president calls and insurrection, jeopardise 28 years of nation—building. and highlighted that even our so—called stable democracy can come under threat. socioeconomic factors have been to blame as well. this implosion was looming. there is no socie on implosion was looming. there is no society on the _ implosion was looming. there is no society on the planet _ implosion was looming. there is no society on the planet that _ implosion was loomin

that was durban — let's go back to soweto now and hear what some residents of soweto make of the ongoingresidents are making of the ongoing unrest. i residents are making of the ongoing unrest. , , ., unrest. i feel bad because we are usin: unrest. i feel bad because we are using these _ unrest. i feel bad because we are using these shops, _ unrest. i feel bad because we are using these shops, we _ unrest. i feel bad because we are using these shops, we are - unrest. i feel bad because we are using these shops, we are going | unrest. i feel bad because we are i using these shops, we are going to be hungry. this situation is a bad situation. even trains aren't there, railways aren't there, we can't go to town now. they are increasingly unemployment, and a lot of us are not employed. we are struggling with food and everything else. this is not ok, whatever they are doing is not ok, whatever they are doing is not ok. when i was supposed to buy groceries yesterday, but now, we don't know where to go. so why is this happening. let's go to vumani again with this explanation. it was after the a

the violence and looting in soweto is extensive.ave these pictures from so what to, police arresting suspects. south africans president cyril ramaphosa is calling this the worst violence in the country since the early 1990's, before the end of apartheid. and he has this morning. >> what we are witnessing now are opportunistic acts of criminal with groups of people instigating chaos merely as a cover for looting and theft. there is no grievance, any political cause that can justify the violence and destruction that we have seen in parts of kwazulu-natal and gauteng. ros: all of this has followed the jailing of jacob zuma. he handed himself into authorities on wednesday, just before a court deadline expired. here he is being driven from his home in kwazulu-natal to prison. he was sentenced to 15 months or contempt of court after refusing to answer specific corruption allegations, allegations which he denies. >> this time last night, it was escalating, and tonight, people are still looting. people are looting warehouses where businesse

. >> he is celebrating an end to an unusual mission in soweto. >> we have the confidence to carry onn and see it through. the mall is open and the mission was a success. >> during the recent looting that rocked the country, the biggest shopping complex remained untouched. >> i said this is much bigger than me. i cannot stop it alone, so i will callll of them to rise and take responsibility. >> soweto's other shopping center was ransacked and remains closed. the riots were sparked by the arrest of former preside jacob zuma, after he failed to appear before a corruption inquiry. it quickly degenerated into widescale looting. when the dusk settled, over 200 people had lost their lives. around 160 more were badly damaged. some 3000 shops had been looted. this flame is a symbol of o young democracy. it burns day and night. the eventsf la week, which president cyril ramaphosa calls an insurrection, jeopardized years of nationbuilding and highlighted that even our so-called stable democracy can come under threat. >> socioeconomic factors were also to blame. some have been running for years

the violence and looting in soweto was extensive.aurants, bottle stores and clothing shops were all left ransacked. we also have these pictures from soweto of police arresting looting suspects. south africa's president cyril ramaphosa has called it some of the worst violence in the country since the early 1990s, that was before the end of the racist system of apartheid. and he gave this warning. what we are witnessing now opportunistic acts of criminalisty with groups of people instigating chaos merely as a cover of looting and theft. there is no grievance nor any political course that can justify the violence and the destruction that we have seen in _ parts of kwazulu— natal. the consequences of the looting is far reaching. there are concern about medicines and food shortages. there were huge queues outside this supermarket in durban. next lets hear the concerns of the un. the secretary—general urges protesters to demonstrate peacefully and to refrain from violence while respecting national and local measures to curb the spread of t

and then, in gauteng, it happened in and around soweto and alexandra, and then the rest of the countryhis. of course, we cannot deny the fact that there was such an undermining and say that it wasn't a small scale. it was for the first time we came across such a level of anarchy. zuma's name, a former president, who has been used by these criminal elements, anarchists, as the main thing why they are burning down the malls and all of that. and we asked an ideological question. you can't say you're standing for good, that you're fighting for the poorest of the poor, who majority is africans, and then you go and loot amongst them and impoverish them further and get them to the doldrums of unemployment further, which is what this looting is done. so this can't be, you know, something that, for those who perpetrate these activities, can be anything close to a socialist revolution. it just. .. that is not a revolution. it is anarchy. do you think the security forces, led by the police, allowed that massive economic disruption to happen? there were forces within who allowed it to happen. itho

that includes 10 people killed in a stampede during looting on monday night at a shopping centre in soweto now been deployed to help the overstretched police. mark lobel reports. shocking footage on social media is so as open warfare between citizens in the backyard of jacob zuma. let's go! getting south african against south african. looters against armed locals. get the shotgun. local militia are stepping in as elsewhere the police are simply overwhelmed. it is perhaps no surprise that the army has been called in, but that brings its own challenges. if they start shooting, they will be war and that is what we don't want here in south africa. the vehicles are being escorted by metro— the vehicles are being escorted by metro police. in_ by metro police. in affected areas, public transport is suspended, with some roads now off limit. this volatile situation. this has led to the statement from a big oil refinery that supplies a third of the country's petrol. they are left with no option but to complete shutdown. the jobs that are being lost at the moment are going to exacerbate the situation

that includes ten people killed in a stampede during looting on monday night at a shopping centre in sowetos now been deployed to help the overstretched police. nomsa maseko reports. screaming and yelling. thrown by her mother to safety. cheers of relief after looting, fires and rampage caused these people to flee their homes. rioters targeted on the ground floor here, then set the building on fire, affecting apartments on the upper floors. this man returning again and again to help people escape. what initially started as a pro—jacob zuma protest has now become almost like a free—for—all. the looting spree began five days ago and it has continued unabated. the military has been deployed on the ground, but even they cannot control the situation. nearly 800 people have been arrested and the leaders of the provinces affected by rioting have said 19 people have died while the death toll stands at 26. despite the visible criminality and violence here, some believe this is still very much aboutjacob zuma, the jailed former president. do you think this is aboutjacob zuma? it is aboutjacob zuma. i

that includes ten people killed in a stampede during looting on monday night at a shopping centre in sowetoo help the overstretched police. nomsa maseko reports. thrown by her mother to safety. cheers of relief after looting, fires and rampage caused these people to flee their homes. rioters targeted on the ground floor here, then set the building on fire, affecting apartments on the upper floors. this man returning again and again to help people escape. what initially started as a pro—jacob zuma protest has now become almost like a free—for—all. the looting spree began five days ago and it has continued unabated. the military has been deployed on the ground, but even they cannot control the situation. nearly 800 people have been arrested and the leaders of the provinces affected by rioting have said 19 people have died while the death toll stands at 26. despite the visible criminality and violence here, some believe this is still very much aboutjacob zuma, the jailed former president. do you think this is aboutjacob zuma? it is about jacob it is aboutjacob zuma. it is about the jacob zuma

ambassador on the streets of soweto.the south africa, nelson mandela. >> i came back from south africa to see nelson mandela getting arrested, trying to see them on robbins island. he was in prison. >> he got arrested in south africa for trying to do the right thing. prison changes a man. isn't even phased joe biden. he grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in wilmington. remember the time he whipped corn pop's sorry ass with a chain. >> corn pop walks out with that chain and you walk down to the car and say, you may cut me, man, but i'm going to wrap this chain around your head. >> tucker: you thought he was useless! that man has skills. he's got skills. he doesn't just do it up and talk, got more hair plugs, he's done stuff. we learn more of that stuff today during a visit to a mack truck facility in pennsylvania. joe biden told us, this had not been reported by many of his biographers, he can in fact double clutch a quad box. he used to drive an 18-wheeler. >> i used to drive an 18-wheeler, man. >> tucker: [chucklin

decided to get me into music to get us away from the township on the weekends so he, to a school in sowetoo the wiki would teach me sewer not to improve we had draw the strings on paper, a, later g and thatis strings on paper, a, later g and that is when you put your fingers and be put into practice so this process went on for a while until i got my own cello and from then on it was history and finding opportunities, i was very blessed. how important is it to you to get back playing in front of real audiences?— back playing in front of real audiences? , , ., ., ., audiences? extremely. it is good for the magicians _ audiences? extremely. it is good for the magicians but _ audiences? extremely. it is good for the magicians but also _ audiences? extremely. it is good for the magicians but also for— audiences? extremely. it is good for the magicians but also for people i audiences? extremely. it is good for the magicians but also for people so j the magicians but also for people so this whole gathering especially with my concert on the 15th is about communal healing, getting together with peo

these are really the centers of communities in places like soweto outside johannesburg, where we weretorefront was smashed in, everything removed from inside. we talked to one pharmacy owner who said they took everything, all of the medicine, all of the computers, absolutely nothing was left, and that means that these communities are left with no resources. because of that, today we're seeing in parts of the country very long lines for food, and for fuel as well. it has created quite a bit of disturbance in this country, but today, the president ramaphosa said it will not be tolerated, anarchy and mayhem will not be tolerated and suggested some was deliberately organized. hallie? >> real quick, because the arrest of former president zuma was the catalyst for these demonstrations. there's other issues that south africans have, too, right? >> reporter: yes, there's a lot of pent up anger in this country for a variety of reasons, the pandemic has exacerbated issues that were already in place, poverty being one of them, a high unemployment rate, high unemployment rate among the youth, 33%

with me now is jazz musician soweto kinch — soweto gave evidence to the inquiry. welcome.how do you do out of streaming? it _ craters for their work. how do you do out of streaming? it is - do out of streaming? it is difficult- _ do out of streaming? it is difficult. not _ do out of streaming? it is difficult. not only - do out of streaming? it is difficult. not only is - do out of streaming? it is difficult. not only is a - do out of streaming? it 3 difficult. not only is a paltry amount paid by streaming but i have seen contraction of the other sources of income that are normally there. obviously there have been no live gigs are relatively few for the past 18 months. the way in which merchandise itself is quite difficult, when you cannot have face—to—face interaction with fans, and most people are sort of winding up and most people are sort of winding up their cd players, sol and most people are sort of winding up their cd players, so i really need to find a way to let the music, record albums of the scale and breadth i want to come and find a new way of doing that in th

lucky lekgwathi owns a restaurant owner in klipton, soweto.to open a small business and at the end, you know, it's been looted by the people. i know most of them and they know me in the use to support me and so, yeah, that is very sad. this adds to an already dire economic situation — made worse by the pandemic. last year, the economy contracted 7% in 2020. and inflation has pushed up food and fuel prices. fuel is now 37% more than it was a year ago. 2 million more people are living in poverty and unemployment is growing. 32% don't have a job. and that's even higher among young people. according to the world bank — 63% are unemployed. all this is adding to frustrations. here's one expert's take. when you have millions of young people with lots of energies and no sense of value and any reason for being hopeful about their futures, roaming around, they're going to be available to be used as political ponds of factions of the agency and independent of that, they have good reasons to not be scared of being arrested for looting because after all, t

people were killed in a stampede last night at a shopping centre in the country's biggest township, sowetor his actions on bloody sunday. the foyle mp named soldier f during a debate in the house of commons on the armed forces bill this afternoon. the soldier is also facing five attempted murder charges. he had been granted anonymity by the judge hearing the case. the bbc is not naming soldier f for legal reasons. a senior eu official has warned the greek government to stop the alleged deportation of migrants arriving at its borders. some migrants trying to seek asylum in europe claim that greek coastguards have forced their small boats back into turkish waters. others allege that even after landing in greece they've been taken back out to sea, actions greece has denied. the bbc�*s fergal keane reports from the island of lesbos. a warning — you may find some of his report distressing. 0n europe's southern frontier, the guardians of the law are accused of breaking it. wailing please! pushing asylum—seekers across international border, time and again. loud speaker: greek coast guard, greek c