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WhatsApp Messages Sparked South Africa's 2021 Chaos | Johannesburg News

WhatsApp Messages Sparked South Africa's 2021 Chaos | Johannesburg News

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Sixty-two people face historic charges for orchestrating South Africa’s most violent unrest in years—using WhatsApp groups to plan road blockades, arson, and attacks on the judiciary in a bid to free Jacob Zuma, resulting in 354 deaths and economic damage worth billions. This landmark trial, the first to use encrypted messages as primary evidence, could reshape how South Africa prosecutes digital-led political violence under new anti-terrorism laws.

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