South Africa deploys army over burning of trucks and braces for the possibility

South Africa deployed the army in four of its provinces Friday after at least 21 trucks carrying goods were set on fire on national roads in various parts of the country over the past week.
Authorities haven’t established the motive for the attacks, nor if they are connected. But Police Minister Bheki Cele said there is a possibility of economic sabotage against South Africa. He didn’t say who might be behind the campaign but police are hunting for at least 12 people believed to be linked to the attacks.
Cele said in a statement released by the South African government’s official news agency, “These are organised and sophisticated operations.”
Cele said there was no evidence that the truck burning was connected to the violence and unrest that shook the country for a week in July 2021, when more than 350 people were killed and businesses were looted and burned in a wave of protests sparked by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma on a contempt of court conviction.