Saturday, April 18, 2015

NEWS: Xenophobia in SA: The world is watching


PRETORIA – Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, has warned of possible reprisal attacks against South African businesses on the continent, in the wake of continuing violent xenophobia directed at foreigners on home soil.

Police try to restore order in the Johannesburg CBD during a flare-up of xenophobic violence on 17 April 2015. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

The minister was speaking at a post-Cabinet briefing in Pretoria on Friday, where government reiterated it's condemnation of the recent wave of violence, which has claimed at least six lives.

Radebe says the xenophobic violence has not gone unnoticed around the world.

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