SOUTH AFRICANS LOOTING OVER ZUMA JAILING

(BBC) Violent protests continued in South Africa overnight and on Monday morning over the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma.

A mall in Pietermaritzburg,in KwaZulu-Natal province was set on fire on Monday morning amid looting and destruction of properties which continued on Monday morning.

Images of the burning mall and the disruption caused by the protests have been shared widely on social media

Dozens of people have been arrested and roads have been blocked as the security forces deal with the ongoing violence.

The protests are continuing as the constitutional court hears Zuma’s appeal against his imprisonment for contempt.

The court is holding a review of its decision with a ruling expected later on whether the sentence will be upheld.

Meanwhile South Africa’s Constitutional Court is set to hear ex-president Jacob Zuma’s appeal against his imprisonment for contempt.

Mr Zuma, 79, was sentenced to 15 months in jail for repeatedly failing to appear before a commission investigating corruption during his tenure as president.

State-owned SABC quoted legal analyst Ulrich Roux as saying that Mr Zuma’s appeal was unlikely to succeed.

“The Constitutional Court has never before set aside or rescinded its own orders and to be honest I don’t think it’s going to happen here as well,” Mr Roux said.

Mr Zuma’s imprisonment has sparked protests in KwaZulu-Natal – his home province – and Gauteng, with police making dozens of arrests.

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