The South African government announced on Friday that the violence that erupted in the country about a week ago has killed at least 212 people, in a significant increase to the previous death toll published Thursday, which amounts to 117 people. .
In Johannesburg, six people were killed, bringing the total to 32, while in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal, where the violence began, 89 deaths were added, bringing the total to 180, as detailed by Minister Khumbudzo Nchavini in an interview with journalists.