Five years since South Africa's July unrest

This July marks exactly five years since South Africa descended into a week of unprecedented chaos.

In July 2021, the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma triggered what became the worst civil unrest and mass looting since the dawn of democracy.

At least 354 lives were lost, and up to R50 billion was wiped from the economy. Five years later, we look back at the impact in KwaZulu-Natal, and how that changed the socio-economic landscape.

Our senior reporter, Jayed Paulse, filed this report.

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