Death toll in recent South Africa unrest rises to 337 - minister
Rioting in South Africa this month has claimed 337 lives, the government said on Thursday, marking yet another jump in the death toll from the 276 announced the previous day.
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- Published Date: 06:28 | 22 July 2021
- Modified Date: 06:28 | 22 July 2021
South Africa's police has revised upwards the death toll from recent unrest to 337, cabinet minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said on Thursday.
On Wednesday the death toll had stood at 276.
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