Reblog.

Reblog.

I have ever been this scared in my life. This really is a living horror movie.

Please pray for South Africa.

And reblog to spread awareness.

SINCE NO ONE IS GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS, I WILL: WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA RIGHT NOW

This all started with the ex-president of South Africa (Jacob Zuma) being found guilty of crimes (he has committed so many, I’m not even sure which one he was convicted of), and thus being sentenced to 15 months in prison.

This man, who has robbed South Africa of millions and quite possibly billions, willingly handed himself over to the Estcourt Correctional Facility, which is in the province of KwaZulu Natal, more commonly known as KZN.

Pro-Zuma supporters have taken to the streets of KZN (and for some reason Gauteng - another province in South Africa), and begun protesting on the 11th of July 2021.

These protests quickly escalated from harmless actions, to burning trucks on national roads and endangering innocent people’s lives. By blocking and barricading the roads, essential services such as ambulances could not pass through to save citizens.

If that wasn’t bad enough, protesters quickly decided that this was not enough.

Protesters then took to the CBD of cities and began looting the establishments. I’ve seen videos of people walking out stores with an entire TV. They’re taking fridges, freezers, just anything they can get their hands on.

Somehow, looting establishments still isn’t enough.

The Pro-Zuma supporters - now it isn’t just them, it’s anyone who wants to join in on the looting - have taken to raiding residential areas. The citizens of South Africa have taken to defending themselves, because the police are either outnumbered, or they partake in the looting themselves.

The looters and the citizens are basically at war with one another, which has resulted in nights of continuous gunshots, and at least 10 people dead, with many, many more injured.

This isn’t even about Zuma anymore - it’s about looting just for the heck of it. There is a way, a place, and a time to protest and, yes, it is your right as a South African. But when you’re endangering innocent peoples lives, it’s time you rethink your actions.

The time to protest like this is NOT during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and especially not if the looters are going around with no masks, and probably no vaccines. Only about 4.9 million South Africans have gotten the vaccine, and the population is estimated to be 59 million. That’s less than 10% of the population vaccinated.

I honestly don’t know what more to say, other than please pray for South Africa. Please raise awareness, because almost no international news outlets are going to cover this.

I’ll be posting any updates in the comments.