South African Government pulls out all sops to contain violence in Tshwane

The South African government says it's working around the clock to contain on-going unrest in Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. Tensions have been high in the capital, Pretoria since Sunday following an announcement that ANC National Executive Committee member and National assembly chairperson Thoko Didiza has been selected as the Metro's mayoral candidate in the upcoming local government elections. Vehicles were torched and roads barricaded in townships such as Soshanguve, Mamelodi, Hammanskraal and Atteridgeville as well as Central Pretoria. That's despite repeated calls from regional, provincial and national leadership for calm in the area. Senior political journalist Amos Phago reports.