"It's A War Zone" - South Africa To Deploy 25,000 Troops As Country On Brink Of Civil War

[mystery-ak]

"It's A War Zone" - South Africa To Deploy 25,000 Troops As Country On Brink Of Civil War

by Tyler Durden
Thursday, Jul 15, 2021 - 07:29 AM

In the past seven days, South Africa has never come closer to becoming a failed state. The riotous looting has reduced Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, the two provinces hit hard by the social unrest into what resembles warzones. The country quickly descended into what could be the beginning innings of a civil war, prompting the government to call up military reserves and seek deployment of up to 25,000 troops to quell the violence.

    "It is a war zone . . . towns deserted, shops looted, bodies lying on the road," John Steenhuisen, leader of the main opposition Democratic Alliance, in the province, told Financial Times. "We have an internal African National Congress battle that has spilled over on to the streets of KwaZulu-Natal . . . the initiative has been completely lost by the security services. They need urgent reinforcement."

Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal have been overwhelmed by black rioters, many of whom are supporters of former President Jacob Zuma, who was arrested earlier this month and sentenced to prison for corruption charges.

The arrest of Zuma sparked black unrest across the country, more specifically in the two provinces mentioned above.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has been unable to stifle the social unrest as local police and military troops have been outnumbered. The nation remains totally lawless.

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https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/its-war-zone-south-africa-deploy-25000-troops-country-brink-civil-war

[txradioguy]

I heard some radio traffic from the security groups/police trying to stop this...it's amazing...they don't have enough people to contain the violence that's exploding across the country.

[Hoodat]

Expect China to enter the scene in 5  .  .  .  4  .  .  .  3  .  .  .  2  .  .  .

[dfwgator]

Sounds like......Chicago.

[sneakypete]

Tribal warfare in Africa,with the blacks murdering,and probably,eating each other?

Ahm shocked! SHOCKED,AH TELLS YA!

And "No,I do NOT feel even the tiniest bit sorry for any of the whites still there that will without a doubt be murdered. They knew this was going to happen from history,and they had decades to get the hell out of there,but remained. Anything that happens to them now is nobody's fault but their own.

[sneakypete]

Expect China to enter the scene in 5  .  .  .  4  .  .  .  3  .  .  .  2  .  .  .

@Hoodat

I suspect they have already made offers to what remains of the government,provided that they get certain sections of land and the minerals from them in return,of course.

After all,what does China have to lose but a few troops,and they see that as being beneficial to them because it means fewer mouths they have to feed.

[libertybele]

Expect China to enter the scene in 5  .  .  .  4  .  .  .  3  .  .  .  2  .  .  .

Perhaps China will take it over??