Worst violence in years spreads in South Africa as grievances boil over

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Soldiers have been sent onto the streets to try to contain the unrest. Photo: Reuters

Crowds clashed with police and ransacked or set ablaze shopping malls in cities across South Africa on Tuesday, with dozens of people reported killed, as grievances unleashed by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma boiled over into the worst violence in years.

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