NEWS: Xenophobia: SA companies operating in rest of Africa ‘may be at risk of reprisal attacks’

Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe warned on Friday that South African companies trading in other African countries could be at risk as a result of the xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in recent weeks.



He said the Cabinet had expressed concern over the harm being done to SA’s reputation as a result of two weeks of attacks on foreigners, which have spread from KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng.

This came within hours of President Jacob Zuma taking the unusual step on Thursday of making a special statement to the National Assembly condemning the violence.

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