Violence spreads to South Africa's economic hub in wake of Zuma jailing

A burnt out truck lies beside the road following protests linked by police to former president Jacob Zuma's imprisonment, in Mooi River, South Africa, July 10, 2021. [REUTERS, Siyabonga Sishi]

Shops were looted overnight and a section of the M2 highway was closed in Johannesburg on Sunday, as sporadic acts of violence following the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma spread to the country's main economic hub.

Violence had mainly been concentrated in Zuma's home province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), where he started serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court on Wednesday night.