By today, at least 15 people have been murdered in orchestrated attacks by groups of South Africans against immigrants in poor townships around Johannesburg. Two of these were burned to death. The victims are mainly Zimbabwean immigrants. News reports quote the attackers as saying the immigrants are "job stealers".
This is a modern, industrialised country, with one of the world's most progressive constitutions, that prides itself on inclusivity. South Africans champion such concepts as the "rainbow nation" and "the world in one country", and despite much resistance, held a much-heralded truth and reconciliation commission.
ck), only 42 of every 100 South Africans have

I saw the clips Flames of Hate. The next thing, a drop of tear fell off my face…
How on earth can I sleep at night when I have witnessed (or those who participated) in such an act?
humanity.

JOHANNESBURG - Hundreds of Zimbabweans, Mozambicans and other foreigners living in South Africa have taken refuge in police stations and churches as violence against them spreads further across poor townships, local media reported yesterday.
The number of lynchings stood at around 12 yesterday.

At least 3 people have been killed in a week of xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals living in Alexandra township, in South Africa.
Police say several women were raped and more than 40 others were hospitalised after being attacked by a mob armed with stones, whips and guns.
my herbal shop. I didn't manage to even pull out my clothes because I have been working and living here at the same time," Mr Abdullah Funa said.

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Crowds of foreigners sought refugee at community centres and police stations in Johannesburg amid new attacks Monday as the deathtoll from a wave of xenophobic violence rose to 15.
Mobs roaming through townships around the economic capital have killed and beaten up foreigners over the past week, setting them alight and forcing them to flee from their burning shacks.
ce spokesman Govindsamy Mariemuthoo told AFP.

By Andrew Duncan 13 people were killed in an outbreak of violence targeting foreign workers in the poorest communities in Johannesburg ’s Cleveland area,

Crowds of foreigners sought refugee at community centres and police stations in Johannesburg amid new attacks as the death toll from a wave of xenophobic violence rose to 15.
Mobs roaming through townships around Johannesburg have killed and beaten up foreigners over the past week, setting them alight and forcing them to flee from their burning shacks.
entres and police stations who were seeking protection.

A sudden upsurge in violence against foreign refugees in South African townships has left 13 people dead over the weekend, hacked, shot and burned to death by rioting mobs.
Police have made 250 arrests on charges ranging from rape to robbery and public violence after rampaging mobs ran through the streets in some of the poorest communities in Johannesburg, hunting for foreigners to beat and abuse.
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Some 6000 people have fled a wave of attacks on foreigners in South Africa, which has left at least 13 dead, aid workers say. "This is a classic refugee

By Paul Simao JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A wave of xenophobic attacks spread through South African townships on Monday and mobs beat foreigners and set some ablaze in scenes reminiscent of apartheid era violence.
Two people were killed and more than two dozen shacks were torched in the Tembisa township near Johannesburg, the South African Broadcasting Corp. said. Police, struggling to restore order, said at least 13 people were killed over the weekend.
tations, churches and government offices.

Johannesburg - At least two people were killed and two dozen dwellings burned early Monday in Johannesburg in violence that has raged for days against immigrants from neighbouring countries, radio reports said.
The continuing violence followed 14 deaths over the weekend, media reports said. Since the outbreak of the unrest a week ago, hundreds of people have been injured and thousands driven from their homes.
eering mob, they said.

Simphiwe Nkwali/AP A mob of South Africans marching on Sunday through a squatter settlement near Johannesburg, where immigrants, many from Zimbabwe,

(RTTNews) - In a spate of violence against immigrants, more than 12 people were killed in Johannesburg, police said. The immigrant violence started in

By Our Foreign Staff At least 13 people have been killed and 50 others injured in Johannesburg after mobs attacked immigrants from neighbouring African

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Emmerson Ziso fled hunger and repression in neighboring Zimbabwe, but now he wants to go back. Even his violent, chaotic homeland seems a haven compared to Johannesburg, where weekend attacks on foreigners left at least 12 dead.
"Most of the Zimbabweans want to leave. It is better at home than here," said the former teacher who was chased out of his home by a mob early Sunday.
he world, recording an average of 50 murders each day.