Started in Diepsloot, then PE and Kronstad followed in a space of a week. extract: Foreign-owned stores in Diepsloot were once again looted. Police were deployed to halt the attacks, but fears remain of a further spike in violence against foreign nationals in South Africa. Xenophobic attitudes are more pervasive than many are ready to admit. According to the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in SA, attacks on foreigners have continued, with national statistics showing that, in 2011, one person a week, on average, was killed, while 100 were seriously injured and over 1,000 were displaced.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:07:53 +0000
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