UMKOMAAS - It’s been a year since the incarceration of former President Jacob Zuma for defying a Constitutional Court order sparked unprecedented unrest in post-1994 South Africa.
During this period, crowds ransacked several businesses and public infrastructure, mainly in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, causing damage amounting to billions of rands. Some businesses there said that there was still a long road ahead before they get to pre-unrest levels. Selvin Pillay and his wife had owned Annie’s Furnishers in Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal for 25 years. It looted and completely destroyed during the deadly riots. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News
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