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The SA Human Rights Commission began the National Investigative Hearing into the July unrest on Monday.

This week the SAHRC heard from victims, community forums and representatives of businesses affected by the July riotsA member of a hazardous waste clean-up crew at a warehouse targeted during looting in Durban in July. File photo.The SA Human Rights Commission began the National Investigative Hearing into the July unrest on Monday.

After the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma in July, demonstrators took to the streets to stage protests in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng that quickly turned into looting of businesses and riots that claimed the lives of more than 300 people.SA Special Risk Insurance Association

 

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