South Africa's government asks for 25,000 troops to curb ongoing unrest • FRANCE 24 English

The #SouthAfrican government on Wednesday sought to deploy around 25,000 #troops to curb #unrest, now in its sixth straight day, amid fears of food and fuel shortages as disruption to farming, manufacturing and oil refining began to bite. FRANCE 24's Emsie Ferreira tells us more.

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