What is 2021 South African unrest?
The '''2021 South African unrest''' is a series of ongoing [[riot]]s and [[protests]] in the [[South Africa]]n [[provinces of South Africa|provinces]] of [[KwaZulu-Natal]] and [[Gauteng]]. It began on 9 July and then spread to Gauteng on the evening of 11 July.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/12/south-africa-zuma-protests/|title=South Africa deploys military as protests turn violent in wake of Jacob Zuma's jailing|first=Lesley|last=Wroughton|work=Washington Post|date=12 July 2021|accessdate=13 July 2021|archive-date=14 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714012249/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/12/south-africa-zuma-protests/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/live-updates-looting-violence-continues-in-gauteng-kzn-1f4e0b9c-8c88-494e-8160-aeacff164ec1|title=LIVE UPDATES: Looting and violence in Gauteng and KZN|website=www.iol.co.za|access-date=12 July 2021|archive-date=12 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712153317/https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/live-updates-looting-violence-continues-in-gauteng-kzn-1f4e0b9c-8c88-494e-8160-aeacff164ec1|url-status=live}}</ref> The riots began as a protest following the arrest and detainment of former [[President of South Africa|President]] [[Jacob Zuma]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/12/violence-spreads-in-s-africa-after-jacob-zumas-jailing|title=S Africa violence spreads after Jacob Zuma jailed|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=12 July 2021|archive-date=12 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712110018/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/12/violence-spreads-in-s-africa-after-jacob-zumas-jailing|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 16 July, 117 people have died due to the unrest, and 2,200 have been arrested.<ref>{{Cite web|last=reporters|first=News24|title=LIVE {{!}} #UnrestSA: Death toll rises to 72, as unrest spreads to Mpumalanga and Northern Cape|url=https://www.news24.com/n