South African president vows to restore order after scores killed in violence

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, visits an area in Durban, South Africa, Friday, July 16, 2021 which was badly affected by unrest in the past week. South Africa’s army has begun deploying 25,000 troops to assist police in quelling weeklong riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma and causing a shortage of basic foods. (AP Photo)

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged to restore order after a week of violence set off by the imprisonment of former leader Jacob Zuma.

Speaking in the port city of Durban in hard-hit KwaZulu-Natal province, Zuma’s home area, Mr Ramaphosa said the chaos and violence had been “planned and co-ordinated” but the instigators will be prosecuted.