Death toll rises to 32 in south Africa as rioting and looting continues

Looters outside a shopping centre alongside a burning barricade in Durban, South Africa (Andre Swart/AP)

South Africa’s riots have continued, with the death toll rising to 32 as police and the military struggle to quell the looting and violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.

Many of the deaths occurred in chaotic stampedes as scores of people looted food, electric appliances, alcohol and clothing from retail centres, KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala told the press on Tuesday morning.