Riots broke out in KwaZulu-Natal involving Zuma supporters due to the government's failure to control anti-migrant movement.

The entities involved

• Cyril Ramaphosa →

  President of South Africa since 2018

  • Ramaphosa assured that land reform would proceed through Parliament's process, requiring funding from the National Treasury.21:55
  • Malema addressed supporters in Soweto and Ramaphosa spoke in the Eastern Cape on October 31, 2026.08:21
• Durban →

  city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

  • Judge questioned police inaction in Durban on October 30, 2026.Fri 20:43
  • Ramaphosa addressed the Durban Chamber of Commerce on October 28, 2026.Fri 09:28
• Jacob Zuma →

  4th President of South Africa (2009–2018)

  • Jacob Zuma appointed Yershen Pillay and Nomaxabiso Majokweni to the Advisory Council in December 2013.21:58
  • Jacob Zuma was transported to a facility in Pietermaritzburg.19:37

Related events

• Riots broke out in the provinces of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, coinciding with Jacob Zuma defying a court order on July 1, 2026.Jul 21
• Protests are underway in KZN, the epicenter, and President Ramaphosa is working to prevent a recurrence of the 2021 riots.Jun 27
• Protests erupted in Johannesburg and Durban, coinciding with a constitutional court ruling and a government briefing.Oct 8
• Jacob Zuma's health concerns are currently impacting the political landscape and elections in KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa.Oct 10
• MK displaced EFF as radical opposition voice, with its party appeal confined to Zulu rural backwaters of KwaZulu-Natal.Oct 19