Queues have formed outside shops and petrol stations in South Africa’s following days of unrest Ignited by the jailing of Jacob Zuma the former President
Some locals and Firefighters are cleaning up the shops rioters looted and destroyed which led to severe shortages of basics in the area
Some of the petrol stations have limited the amount motorists that can buy fuel and this have led to the disruption of transportation.
Meanwhile, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga have become the latest provinces to be hit by violence.
However, Zuma, 79, was convicted of contempt of court last month after failing to attend an inquiry into corruption during his presidency.
He handed himself in to police last Wednesday to start serving his 15-month prison sentence, but this sparked violent protests, arson attacks, and opportunistic looting in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has described it as some of the worst violence South Africa has witnessed since the 1990s, before the end of apartheid.
The authorities said at least 72 people have died, 10 of whom were killed in a stampede during looting at a shopping centre in Soweto.
The deployment of soldiers to support the police did not seem to deter looters.
It said it made the decision “due to safety concerns of its staff and damages to their vehicles on the roads.”
A local news site has shared a video of motorists in KwaZulu-Natal queuing for fuel.
