Long fuel queues in South Africa after days of unrest
Long queues have formed at shops and petrol stations in Durban, with several days of looting leading to shortages of basic goods.
The latest on the unrest which has led to 70 deaths and 1,200 arrests in South Africa. Long queues have formed at shops and petrol stations in Durban, with several days of looting leading to shortages of basic goods.
Plus, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed accuses the Tigray People’s Liberation Front of starting to fight along aid corridors in the war-torn northern Tigray region.
And Somali director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed talks about his movie The Gravedigger's Wife, which is appearing at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
(Photo: Police disperse a crowd at the Chris Hanni Mall in Vosloorus; Credit: Getty Images)
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