Flash Briefing: Destruction in wake of violent riots, looting; gov. considers stipends to address poverty

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*An uneasy calm prevailed across most of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces as key roads reopened and clean-up operations began in earnest on Friday following some of the most violent protests the country has ever seen.
*A week of deadly protests in South Africa has given impetus to proposals that the government pay out cash stipends to address the high levels of poverty and inequality that fueled the unrest.
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19 Jul 2021 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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