Unrest: Government was caught asleep on duty
17 July 2021
President Cyril Ramaphosa should have said what he said last night about the unrest that has driven South Africa to the verge of anarchy on Monday already. The President also spoke about soldiers that must still be deployed in certain areas. That should have been done more than a week ago as well.
The same mistake that was made a week ago is still being made now as those who, according to the President, orchestrated and incited the unrest are still not behind bars.
According to the President, though, the security forces know the identities of these individuals. They must be arrested at once and charged with sedition and high treason. It is unacceptable that they are being afforded more time to keep fanning the flames of the unrest.
On Monday evening, the President appeared to still be in the dark with regard to what the unrest situation entailed and he opted to largely blame poverty and inequality for the looting and destruction.