EXPLAINER: What 原因(となる)d South Africa's week of 暴動ing?

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa has been 激しく揺するd by the worst 暴力/激しさ since the nation 達成するd 僕主主義 in 1994. Here is a closer look at the 不安.

WHAT TRIGGERED THE VIOLENCE?

The 不安 began on July 8 when former 大統領 Jacob Zuma started serving a 15-month 刑務所,拘置所 宣告,判決 for 法廷侮辱(罪). 支持者s in his home 州 of KwaZulu-誕生の 始める,決める up roadblocks on major 主要道路s and 燃やすd about 20 トラックで運ぶs. The 抗議するs の近くにd the N3 and N2 主要道路s, which link the Indian Ocean ports of Durban and Richard's Bay to the 産業の 中心 of Johannesburg and to Cape Town.

The 不安 spread within KwaZulu-誕生の, where shopping 商店街s and 中心s were ransacked by 暴徒s that took food, electronics, 着せる/賦与するs and アルコール飲料. Attacks on 小売 中心s also spread inland to Gauteng 州, to Johannesburg, the country´s largest city, and to Pretoria, the 資本/首都. In Durban and Pietermaritzburg, (人が)群がるs attacked 倉庫/問屋s for major retailers and factories, which were 始める,決める alight. Several 燃やすd until their roofs 崩壊(する)d. The 不安 lasted for a week until 25,000 army 軍隊/機動隊s were (軍隊を)展開する,配備するd.

HOW BAD WERE THE RIOTS?

At least 215 people died in the 不安, and more than 2,500 were 逮捕(する)d on 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金s 含むing 窃盗 and vandalism, によれば 政府 人物/姿/数字s updated Monday.

FILE - In this Sunday July 4, 2021 file photo, former president Jacob Zuma addresses his supporters at his home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Province days before he gave himself up to serve a 15 month prison sentence for contempt of court. Zuma's incarceration sparked off the worst violence South Africa has seen since the nation achieved democracy in 1994. 
(AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed, File)

FILE - In this Sunday July 4, 2021 とじ込み/提出する photo, former 大統領,/社長 Jacob Zuma 演説(する)/住所s his 支持者s at his home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-誕生の 州 days before he gave himself up to serve a 15 month 刑務所,拘置所 宣告,判決 for 法廷侮辱(罪). Zuma's incarceration 誘発するd off the worst 暴力/激しさ South Africa has seen since the nation 達成するd 僕主主義 in 1994. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed, とじ込み/提出する)

The 不安 was 大部分は 限られた/立憲的な to the KwaZulu-誕生の and Gauteng 州s, which together account for nearly 50% of South Africa's GDP. The 暴力/激しさ did not spread to South Africa's other seven 州s.

広範囲にわたる 損失 was done to 161 商店街s and shopping 中心s, 11 倉庫/問屋s, eight factories and 161 アルコール飲料 蓄える/店s and distributors, によれば the 政府. An 概算の 10 billion ランド ($680 million) was lost in 盗品, 燃やすd トラックで運ぶs and destroyed 所有物/資産/財産, によれば the 経済学者 知能 部隊.

South Africa's economy may 支える longer-称する,呼ぶ/期間/用語 損失 if 国内の and international 投資家s 見解(をとる) the 不安 as a 調印する that the country is not a 安全な 目的地 for their 資本/首都. South Africa's economy was already in 後退,不況, and the 不安定 is 推定する/予想するd to 原因(となる) the economy to 契約 even その上の. The hardest 攻撃する,衝突する will be South Africa's poor, many of whom will not be able to buy food at 競争の激しい prices at the 郡区 shopping 中心s that have been の近くにd or 燃やすd. People receiving 月毎の 政府 認めるs, 特に the 年輩の, will not be able to get them at 中心s that have been の近くにd.

WHAT CAUSED THE DEATHS?

Police and 政府 公式の/役人s say many of the deaths were 原因(となる)d when people were 鎮圧するd in 殺到s during the 大混乱/混沌とした ransacking of shops. At least 20 deaths occurred in the 不死鳥/絶品 area of KwaZulu-誕生の, where 居住(者)s were 保護するing their 近隣 from 嫌疑者,容疑者/疑うd 侵入者s, によれば Police 大臣 Bheki Cele. It is not known how many deaths were 原因(となる)d by police 狙撃 at 暴徒s.

Human 権利s organizations, 含むing 国際アムネスティ, are 調査/捜査するing the deaths.

WAS THE RIOTING SPONTANEOUS?

After Zuma entered 刑務所,拘置所, 非常に/多数の 地位,任命するs on social マスコミ encouraged 抗議するs, 含むing attacks on 主要道路s and on 小売 中心s. Six people have been 逮捕(する)d on 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金s of 刺激するing 暴力/激しさ, the 政府 発表するd Monday without 公表する/暴露するing their 身元s. One of those 逮捕(する)d has been 解放(する)d on 保釈(金). Five are still in 保護/拘留.

"The 不安 was orchestrated, 扇動するd and planned ... It almost brought our country to its 膝s," said 事実上の/代理 大臣 in the 大統領/総裁などの地位 Khumbudzo Ntshavheni.

大統領 Cyril Ramaphosa has also 明言する/公表するd that the 暴力/激しさ was planned. The police have said they have discovered large (武器などの)隠匿場所s of 弾薬/武器.

The extent of the 暴動ing exposed South Africa's underlying 経済的な problems, 含むing high 率s of 失業 and poverty. 失業 is more than 32%, and it is above 64% for those under the age of 35, によれば South African 政府 統計(学). More than half of the country's 60 million people live in poverty, and more than 20% are food insecure. The country is one of the most unequal in the world, and that 不平等 has 増加するd since 人種隔離政策(アパルトヘイト) ended in 1994, によれば the World Bank.

WHY HAS ZUMA BECOME THE FOCUS FOR SO MANY LEGAL CASES ?

Zuma, who has been a 議論の的になる 人物/姿/数字 for years, went to 刑務所,拘置所 for 法廷侮辱(罪) because he 辞退するd to 証言する before a judicial (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限 調査/捜査するing 主張s of 汚職 during his time as the country's 大統領,/社長 from 2009 to 2018. The (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限 has heard damning 証言 from former 閣僚 大臣s and 最高の,を越す (n)役員/(a)執行力のあるs of 明言する/公表する-owned 会社/団体s that Zuma 許すd members of the 豊富な Gupta family to 影響(力) his 閣僚 任命s and the awarding of lucrative 明言する/公表する 契約s.

The 79-year-old Zuma also 直面するs separate 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金s of 汚職. He's (刑事)被告 of receiving 賄賂s from the French 武器 製造業者 Thales 関係のある to the country´s 議論の的になる 1999 武器 調達 契約s. At that time, Zuma was a high-最高位の 公式の/役人 in the 判決,裁定 African 国家の 議会 party and a 地方の 大臣 in KwaZulu-誕生の. He is 申し立てられた/疑わしい to have received the 賄賂s through his former 財政上の 助言者, Schabir Shaik, who was 罪人/有罪を宣告するd on 関係のある 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金s in 2005, 宣告,判決d to 刑務所,拘置所 and later 解放(する)d on 医療の 仮釈放(する).

Zuma was 軍隊d by his ANC party to step 負かす/撃墜する as 大統領,/社長 in 2018 because of the growing 主張s of 汚職, but he still has a かなりの に引き続いて within the party, 含むing other 最高の,を越す ANC 公式の/役人s who are also 直面するing 汚職 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金s. Before he was 拘留するd, Zuma made inflammatory speeches to his 支持者s in KwaZulu-誕生の.

Human 権利s groups have welcomed his 監禁,拘置. When he entered 刑務所,拘置所, the Nelson Mandela 創立/基礎 said it was pleased to see Zuma in 保護/拘留 and 非難するd him for "a pattern of 無視(する) for the 支配する of 法律 and for our 憲法の 僕主主義."

The 創立/基礎 said it was "profoundly 乱すd" by Zuma's 乗り気 "to 法廷,裁判所 public 暴力/激しさ and lawlessness in support of political and personal 協議事項s."

WHAT WILL MAINTAIN STABILITY IN SOUTH AFRICA?

The (軍隊などの)展開,配備 of 25,000 army 軍隊/機動隊s to 補助装置 police has 後継するd in 設立するing an uneasy 静める over the country. The 主要道路s ha ve 再開するd, and no violent 出来事/事件s were 報告(する)/憶測d Monday. Volunteer groups are helping to clean up trashed 小売 中心s. It was not (疑いを)晴らす how long the 軍の would be needed on the streets.

FILE - In this Sunday July 4, 2021 file photo, former president Jacob Zuma addresses the press at his home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa days before he gave himself up to serve a 15 month prison sentence for contempt of court. Zuma's incarceration sparked off the worst violence South Africa has seen since the nation achieved democracy in 1994.. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed, File)

FILE - In this Sunday July 4, 2021 とじ込み/提出する photo, former 大統領,/社長 Jacob Zuma 演説(する)/住所s the 圧力(をかける) at his home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-誕生の 州, South Africa days before he gave himself up to serve a 15 month 刑務所,拘置所 宣告,判決 for 法廷侮辱(罪). Zuma's incarceration 誘発するd off the worst 暴力/激しさ South Africa has seen since the nation 達成するd 僕主主義 in 1994.. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed, とじ込み/提出する)

FILE - In this Sunday, July 11, 2021 file photo, smoke covers the Johannesburg skyline as people protest in downtown area, in Johannesburg, South Africa against the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma. Zuma's incarceration sparked off the worst violence South Africa has seen since the nation achieved democracy in 1994. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

FILE - In this Sunday, July 11, 2021 とじ込み/提出する photo, smoke covers the Johannesburg skyline as people 抗議する in downtown area, in Johannesburg, South Africa against the incarceration of former 大統領,/社長 Jacob Zuma. Zuma's incarceration 誘発するd off the worst 暴力/激しさ South Africa has seen since the nation 達成するd 僕主主義 in 1994. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, とじ込み/提出する)

FILE - In this Monday July 12, 2021 file photo, looters outside a sh
opping centre alongside a burning barricade in Durban, South Africa. Former president Jacob Zuma's incarceration for contempt of court, sparked off the worst violence South Africa has seen since the nation achieved democracy in 1994. (AP Photo/Andre Swart, File)

FILE - In this Monday July 12, 2021 とじ込み/提出する photo, 略奪者s outside a shopping centre と一緒に a 燃やすing バリケード in Durban, South Africa. Former 大統領,/社長 Jacob Zuma's incarceration for 法廷侮辱(罪), 誘発するd off the worst 暴力/激しさ South Africa has seen since the nation 達成するd 僕主主義 in 1994. (AP Photo/Andre Swart, とじ込み/提出する)

FILE - Looters make off with goods at a store in Durban, South Africa, Monday July 12, 2021. Former president Jacob Zuma's incarceration for contempt of court, sparked off the worst violence South Africa has seen since the nation achieved democracy in 1994 (AP Photo/Andre Swart, File)

FILE - 略奪者s make off with goods at a 蓄える/店 in Durban, South Africa, Monday July 12, 2021. Former 大統領,/社長 Jacob Zuma's incarceration for 法廷侮辱(罪), 誘発するd off the worst 暴力/激しさ South Africa has seen since the nation 達成するd 僕主主義 in 1994 (AP Photo/Andre Swart, とじ込み/提出する)

FILE - In this Monday, July 12, 2021 file photo, police stand over an arrested suspect looter in a shopping centre in Alexandra township, Johannesburg, Former president Jacob Zuma's incarceration for contempt of court, sparked off the worst violence South Africa has seen since the nation achieved democracy in 1994 . (AP Photo/Yeshiel Panchia, File)

FILE - In this Monday, July 12, 2021 とじ込み/提出する photo, police stand over an 逮捕(する) ed 嫌疑者,容疑者/疑う 略奪者 in a shopping centre in Alexandra 郡区, Johannesburg, Former 大統領,/社長 Jacob Zuma's incarceration for 法廷侮辱(罪), 誘発するd off the worst 暴力/激しさ South Africa has seen since the nation 達成するd 僕主主義 in 1994 . (AP Photo/Yeshiel Panchia, とじ込み/提出する)

FILE - In this Monday, July 12, 2021 file photo, soldiers guard an autobank at the Bara taxi rank shops in Soweto, Johannesburg, Former president Jacob Zuma's incarceration for contempt of court, sparked off the worst violence South Africa has seen since the nation achieved democracy in 1994. (AP Photo/Ali Greeff, File)

FILE - In this Monday, July 12, 2021 とじ込み/提出する photo, 兵士s guard an autobank at the Bara taxi 階級 shops in Soweto, Johannesburg, Former 大統領,/社長 Jacob Zuma's incarceration for 法廷侮辱(罪), 誘発するd off the worst 暴力/激しさ South Africa has seen since the nation 達成するd 僕主主義 in 1994. (AP Photo/Ali Greeff, とじ込み/提出する)

FILE - In this Tuesday July 13, 2021 file photo, metro police take aim on people who took part in a protest, at a shopping centre in Soweto, near Johannesburg Former president Jacob Zuma's incarceration for contempt of court, sparked off the worst violence South Africa has seen since the nation achieved democracy in 1994. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

FILE - In this Tuesday July 13, 2021 とじ込み/提出する photo, metro police take 目的(とする) on people who took part in a 抗議する, at a shopping centre in Soweto, 近づく Johannesburg Former 大統領,/社長 Jacob Zuma's incarceration for 法廷侮辱(罪), 誘発するd off the worst 暴力/激しさ South Africa has seen since the nation 達成するd 僕主主義 in 1994. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, とじ込み/提出する)

FILE - In this Wednesday July 14, 2021 file photo, family members and residents surround the body of Vusi Dlamini, a 14-year-old boy who was shot outside a shopping mall in Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg, South Africa. Former presiden
t Jacob Zuma's incarceration for contempt of court, sparked off the worst violence South Africa has seen since the nation achieved democracy in 1994. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

FILE - In this Wednesday July 14, 2021 とじ込み/提出する photo, family members and 居住(者)s surround the 団体/死体 of Vusi Dlamini, a 14-year-old boy who was 発射 outside a shopping 商店街 in Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg, South Africa. Former 大統領,/社長 Jacob Zuma's incarceration for 法廷侮辱(罪), 誘発するd off the worst 暴力/激しさ South Africa has seen since the nation 達成するd 僕主主義 in 1994. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, とじ込み/提出する)

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 13, file photo, a road is barricaded in Soweto near Johannesburg, as ongoing looting and violence continued. Former president Jacob Zuma's incarceration for contempt of court, sparked off the worst violence South Africa has seen since the nation achieved democracy in 1994. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 13, とじ込み/提出する photo, a road is バリケードd in Soweto 近づく Johannesburg, as 現在進行中の 略奪するing and 暴力/激しさ continued. Former 大統領,/社長 Jacob Zuma's incarceration for 法廷侮辱(罪), 誘発するd off the worst 暴力/激しさ South Africa has seen since the nation 達成するd 僕主主義 in 1994. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, とじ込み/提出する)

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 14 2021 file photo, a factory burns on the outskirts of Durban, South Africa. Former president Jacob Zuma's incarceration for contempt of court, sparked off the worst violence South Africa has seen since the nation achieved democracy in 1994. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 14 2021 とじ込み/提出する photo, a factory 燃やすs on the 郊外s of Durban, South Africa. Former 大統領,/社長 Jacob Zuma's incarceration for 法廷侮辱(罪), 誘発するd off the worst 暴力/激しさ South Africa has seen since the nation 達成するd 僕主主義 in 1994. (AP Photo/とじ込み/提出する)

FILE - In this Thursday, July 15 2021 file photo, a trolley with bags of rice stolen from a factory in Mobeni, south of Durban South Africa is pushed along a road. Former president Jacob Zuma's incarceration for contempt of court, sparked off the worst violence South Africa has seen since the nation achieved democracy in 1994. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this Thursday, July 15 2021 とじ込み/提出する photo, a trolley with 捕らえる、獲得するs of rice stolen from a factory in Mobeni, south of Durban South Africa is 押し進めるd along a road. Former 大統領,/社長 Jacob Zuma's incarceration for 法廷侮辱(罪), 誘発するd off the worst 暴力/激しさ South Africa has seen since the nation 達成するd 僕主主義 in 1994. (AP Photo/とじ込み/提出する)

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