At least 300 people gathered for an anti-immigration march in the South African capital Pretoria on Friday, as President Jacob Zuma condemned xenophobic violence that has targeted shops and homes. Tyres were burnt in streets near Pretoria in the morning, as tensions rise between some South Africans and migrants from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Somalia, Pakistan and … Read more
South African Interior Minister Malusi Gigaba on Thursday called for calm after a series of violent incidents against immigrants that revived the specter of the deadly xenophobic riots of 2008 and 2015. For two weeks, several buildings occupied by foreigners and suspected of housing brothels or drug trafficking have been burned by angry residents in … Read more
Some Ghanaians living in South Africa have expressed strong desire to return home following brutal xenophobic attacks on some African Nationals in that country, Donald, a Ghanaian in South Africa has said. He told Francis Abban on the Morning Starr on Thursday, February 23, 2017 that “many of us are thinking of coming home.” He … Read more
The South African government on Thursday called for calm after a wave of xenophobic violence in which dozens of shops and houses owned by immigrants have been torched and looted. Attacks against foreigners and foreign-run businesses have erupted regularly in recent years in South Africa, fuelled by the country’s high unemployment levels and dire poverty. … Read more
Members of Nigeria’s community in South Africa have raised concerns over renewed anti-immigrant violence, appealing to authorities to intervene before the situation gets out of control. Nigeria’s presidency on Monday called the South African government to step in to stop what it said were “xenophobic attacks” following recent reports of violence against Nigerians and other … Read more
Mexico’s parliament leader said Tuesday that the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean should unite against Trump’s “xenophobia.” “Our call is to present a common front against this current situation,” said Javier Bolanos, chairman of the Chamber of Deputies, during a dialogue with ambassadors from regional countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba … Read more
Hundreds of foreign nationals have sought refuge at a local police station in South Africa, almost four days after a series of alleged xenophobic attacks swept through parts of the country, a Ghanaian has told Abusua FM. In what appears to be a renewed xenophobic attacks against other nationals, some Ghanaians were part of other … Read more
More than 30 foreign-owned shops were looted last night in two neighbourhoods in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, a police spokesman was quoted by the local TimesLive news site as saying. Bongi Msimango said: The looting started in Atteridgeville and spread to the neighbouring Lotus Gardens. Police managed to control the situation and there were no … Read more