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S Africa minister admits slow response to riots
The people responsible for the riots sparked by the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma failed in their insurrection because the ground for them was not fertile, the country鈥檚 transport minister has said.
While the government鈥檚 slow response to what was happening gave them a 鈥渇ield day鈥�, they could not achieve what they wanted, Fikile Mbalula told 成人快手 Hardtalk.
More than 200 people died in the recent violence. It is estimated to have cost the economy in KwaZulu-Natal province alone at well over $1bn (拢730m).
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the riots were a "coordinated and well-planned attack".
