Five People Confirm Dead Over Xenophobic Violence In South Africa

At least five people, two foreigners and three South Africans including a 14-year-old boy, were killed in xenophobic attacks in South Africa on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. According to reports, some South Africans have been attacking foreigners – mostly African immigrants from Nigeria, Somali, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia in and around the city of Durban, having accused immigrants of taking jobs and opportunities away from them, which led to the xenophobic attacks. Although South African President, Jacob Zuma has condemned the violence, which has resulted in over 1,500 foreigners vacating their homes and now living in makeshift camps, the violence continues. 34 people have been arrested for possession of unlicensed firearms and other crimes in the last two days. The attacks are similar to the violence witnessed in South Africa in 2008 in which about 60 people died….