President Buhari To Meet South Africas Ramaphosa Over Trade, Xenophobia Issues

<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFg-CGdMMU5BfiIS0ThStgqP03Fn9UcQfBT4ay76foQ5yEZQKK-N8wIKDgd4Y_R5rntSA4FjxPFCm5BgXWYydVYWRcS27DYmm79n7O4gkde92SUTRK9XlUPriCCWllmQbxXSpRP7se8e2/s1600/images-6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="679" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFg-CGdMMU5BfiIS0ThStgqP03Fn9UcQfBT4ay76foQ5yEZQKK-N8wIKDgd4Y_R5rntSA4FjxPFCm5BgXWYydVYWRcS27DYmm79n7O4gkde92SUTRK9XlUPriCCWllmQbxXSpRP7se8e2/s1600/images-6.jpeg" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tensions between Nigerian and South Africa has heightened over the past few years which culminated in the death of many Nigerians. It is against this backdrop that President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has decided to meet President Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss issues bordering both countries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A release by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and publicity says that “President Muhammadu Buhari and South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, will meet in October to discuss issues relating to wellbeing of citizens and ways to further strengthen trade relations between the two largest African economies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In a telephone conversation with the South African leader at his country home in Daura, Katsina State, President Buhari accepted an invitation to visit the country to further “consider recurrent issues concerning wellbeing of the Nigerian community in South Africa, and the need to promote trade and investment.’’</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In an earlier letter of invitation, the South African President said:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><blockquote style="clear: both;">“Your visit will provide an excellent opportunity for our sister countries to further consolidate and advance our strategic partnership and cooperation on matters of peace, security and socio-economic development in our continent. <br>“We will discuss issues of mutual interest and concern in global governance.’’</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">President Ramaphosa said the meeting will provide an opportunity to inaugurate a Bi-national commission for both countries to “effect the strategic decisions taken in 2016 to elevate it to the level of Heads of State.’’ “</div></div>

President Buhari To Meet South Africas Ramaphosa Over Trade, Xenophobia Issues

Tensions between Nigerian and South Africa has heightened over the past few years which culminated in the death of many Nigerians. It is aga...

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XENOPHOBIA: Heartbreaking Photos From South Africa

<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WQf2cjUOZ0k/VTQk2A3b1pI/AAAAAAAAB8U/18HrPfmKsH8/wXF0O9g2Lty0HruL2GCY0rMv.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WQf2cjUOZ0k/VTQk2A3b1pI/AAAAAAAAB8U/18HrPfmKsH8/wXF0O9g2Lty0HruL2GCY0rMv.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Fighting back: Immigrants carrying machetes have clashed with police in a search for locals that attacked foreign shop owners in Durban</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_HOGoVgsUNU/VTQk39B8XiI/AAAAAAAAB8c/w3izT9Uj5uI/KCwN7RKeE8u73pWh46iB669F.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_HOGoVgsUNU/VTQk39B8XiI/AAAAAAAAB8c/w3izT9Uj5uI/KCwN7RKeE8u73pWh46iB669F.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>On the move: Police officers fire rubber bullets as they disperse the gangs of African immigrants who have fought back in South Africa</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bQBf0pqMAeI/VTQk5rIRSZI/AAAAAAAAB8k/5cbKesS7COk/dZBiX0FVuCqGeAXVle9y3Ffu.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bQBf0pqMAeI/VTQk5rIRSZI/AAAAAAAAB8k/5cbKesS7COk/dZBiX0FVuCqGeAXVle9y3Ffu.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Armed: An African immigrant, in a jumper and tracksuit bottoms, firmly grips a machete as violence continued to flare in South Africa</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QqZQkBVtyyY/VTQk7-pSA5I/AAAAAAAAB8s/yo8eJQEz_SM/dq3tPz04d8X101HFLHsn5zUN.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QqZQkBVtyyY/VTQk7-pSA5I/AAAAAAAAB8s/yo8eJQEz_SM/dq3tPz04d8X101HFLHsn5zUN.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Danger: A man in an Adidas tracksuit armed with an axe charges at a photographer in Johannesburg, cheered on by a crowd behind him</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_Z2xJsBfros/VTQk9pie0yI/AAAAAAAAB80/Gv8Bmrno3F8/aJvChYE72WK1V0jDqb1hl6YE.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_Z2xJsBfros/VTQk9pie0yI/AAAAAAAAB80/Gv8Bmrno3F8/aJvChYE72WK1V0jDqb1hl6YE.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Gang: A group of immigrants brandishing machetes in a run-down area of Johannesburg prepare to defend themselves against the police</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Txi4wlFa5eE/VTQk_ZeNMhI/AAAAAAAAB88/sos7Gvj9WpY/Ih0Aq4U3LaOaY4ZKR2KxnDLF.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Txi4wlFa5eE/VTQk_ZeNMhI/AAAAAAAAB88/sos7Gvj9WpY/Ih0Aq4U3LaOaY4ZKR2KxnDLF.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Unrest: The xenophobic violence that started in Durban two weeks ago has spread this week to Johannesburg and other areas of the country</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KWkx0uYOeSU/VTQlBSHsyMI/AAAAAAAAB9E/wT8HQlrmOYQ/27ocFiY3b4qC63Cn9eQkjaFm.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KWkx0uYOeSU/VTQlBSHsyMI/AAAAAAAAB9E/wT8HQlrmOYQ/27ocFiY3b4qC63Cn9eQkjaFm.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Mob: South African hostel dwellers, some brandishing sticks in an aggressive manner, stage a demonstration against foreigners</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HsxoKIaY8E8/VTQlDSngAcI/AAAAAAAAB9M/P9xrGAT6hiI/MP32NJX6EiuOWtLmniDWEAUw.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HsxoKIaY8E8/VTQlDSngAcI/AAAAAAAAB9M/P9xrGAT6hiI/MP32NJX6EiuOWtLmniDWEAUw.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Intimidation: A man holding a wooden stick and a shield stands outside a hostel during anti- immigration related violence in Johannesburg</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1F1u5soiteY/VTQlFSmiQ3I/AAAAAAAAB9U/Lad9Kg-l-nU/wZzyXmM4cHfSOdZ4FoGUtdSj.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1F1u5soiteY/VTQlFSmiQ3I/AAAAAAAAB9U/Lad9Kg-l-nU/wZzyXmM4cHfSOdZ4FoGUtdSj.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b> Attacks: A gang of local men dressed in civilian clothing demonstrate against foreigners, with one whirling an axe in his right hand</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XExsdwUN1Zo/VTQlKEtZG4I/AAAAAAAAB9c/22-oOaH1BMo/y9SecMV6TD0mNTvrzMXOqGpz.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XExsdwUN1Zo/VTQlKEtZG4I/AAAAAAAAB9c/22-oOaH1BMo/y9SecMV6TD0mNTvrzMXOqGpz.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b> On the run: A woman in a hat dashes off, flanked by other locals, after trying to rob a foreign motorist in Johannesburg</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AbFelVFok9I/VTQlL9oyx4I/AAAAAAAAB9k/6zUz3Z9bHUU/OQX8Ut9KSqx7TIIrrHk8J20E.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AbFelVFok9I/VTQlL9oyx4I/AAAAAAAAB9k/6zUz3Z9bHUU/OQX8Ut9KSqx7TIIrrHk8J20E.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Smoke: A woman covered in soot gestures and shouts towards foreign nationals in the Jeppestown area of Johannesburg yesterday</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZYBAHwXDKXQ/VTQlN8J4_CI/AAAAAAAAB9s/DS_fyctJyps/pdEjce4jXtryygR2Y8MuRmUR.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZYBAHwXDKXQ/VTQlN8J4_CI/AAAAAAAAB9s/DS_fyctJyps/pdEjce4jXtryygR2Y8MuRmUR.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b> Chaos: Men from the Jeppie Hostles roll over a torched car in the middle of the street in Jeppestown, Johannesburg</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dOSavoN9Xvg/VTQlPUVZRWI/AAAAAAAAB90/7o6qCXXldpM/2V3OWSTWlHKfHIYNhZbqZ94r.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dOSavoN9Xvg/VTQlPUVZRWI/AAAAAAAAB90/7o6qCXXldpM/2V3OWSTWlHKfHIYNhZbqZ94r.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b> Divisions: A man with a hammer retrieves metal scraps from a burnt-out vehicle after foreign nationals torched a car in the early hours</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zp3-nRsCIvQ/VTQlRSZIwkI/AAAAAAAAB98/3jGQCW-JqoM/L4rL5JBFPCmPgRSfp4MDLuum.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zp3-nRsCIvQ/VTQlRSZIwkI/AAAAAAAAB98/3jGQCW-JqoM/L4rL5JBFPCmPgRSfp4MDLuum.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Aftermath: A man carries an axe as he walks past a burnt out car in Jeppestown after more unrest in the early hours of yesterday morning</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-857wE7EY5Ic/VTQlSgz2toI/AAAAAAAAB-E/X2URg_ZN96Q/2nz0OmBUn0hw9X1u5szL6Ewr.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-857wE7EY5Ic/VTQlSgz2toI/AAAAAAAAB-E/X2URg_ZN96Q/2nz0OmBUn0hw9X1u5szL6Ewr.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b> Weapon: A man clutches a brick in his left hand as the violence escalates across South Africa – five dead have already died</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C6F0usoFsO0/VTQlUIqxaLI/AAAAAAAAB-M/InQYFyt1Z8Q/Lg4FtTc1W0IFCStojIPXUoW9.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C6F0usoFsO0/VTQlUIqxaLI/AAAAAAAAB-M/InQYFyt1Z8Q/Lg4FtTc1W0IFCStojIPXUoW9.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b> Victim: Carol Lloyd was left injured and covered in blood after rocks were thrown at and shattered her car window following immigrant protests near Johannesburg in South Africa</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sCsEHAt8aEY/VTQlWG38g6I/AAAAAAAAB-U/mDE8-2dJ6WU/97gNNtYdRvqD5NVoExEoCYu3.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sCsEHAt8aEY/VTQlWG38g6I/AAAAAAAAB-U/mDE8-2dJ6WU/97gNNtYdRvqD5NVoExEoCYu3.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>People run for cover from a stun grenade and tear gas after a skirmish between locals and foreign nationals in Durban, South Africa</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vFDjtl90zR4/VTQlXDhSnuI/AAAAAAAAB-c/Hi4oomSUHQ4/Kal1lPoyCT7mvREzl6ayzLq9.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vFDjtl90zR4/VTQlXDhSnuI/AAAAAAAAB-c/Hi4oomSUHQ4/Kal1lPoyCT7mvREzl6ayzLq9.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b> A child looks out from inside a deserted store in Germiston, near Johannesburg after the immigrant owner removed his goods and left in fear of attack from local residents</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jvNyFd0r5yU/VTQlZwY5qPI/AAAAAAAAB-k/SUWGRpWzpao/Dbna7xyb7x3Obq4UUtPweMqn.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jvNyFd0r5yU/VTQlZwY5qPI/AAAAAAAAB-k/SUWGRpWzpao/Dbna7xyb7x3Obq4UUtPweMqn.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b> Foreign nationals have been seen loading trucks with their goods as they flee Primrose, near Johannesburg to escape the violence Hundreds of people took part in a peace march after anti-immigrant violence flared in Durban. Meanwhile, foreigners fled their homes</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dfo9ULqQZsc/VTQlakAe1AI/AAAAAAAAB-s/6WFsQxPPedk/jvVfDGAbHHJvmBMo7Zz5ilVS.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dfo9ULqQZsc/VTQlakAe1AI/AAAAAAAAB-s/6WFsQxPPedk/jvVfDGAbHHJvmBMo7Zz5ilVS.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b> Peace: Thousands of people took part in a peace march, calling for an end to the violence against immigrants in South Africa</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-33CdOchPBgQ/VTQlb3lEZiI/AAAAAAAAB-0/mZVE_9CyrNM/N4ulE9z3pQj2AJ1Rtzuw55oW.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-33CdOchPBgQ/VTQlb3lEZiI/AAAAAAAAB-0/mZVE_9CyrNM/N4ulE9z3pQj2AJ1Rtzuw55oW.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Hundreds of people took part in a peace march after anti-immigrant violence flared in Durban. Meanwhile, foreigners fled their homes</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q6IQxhjOi5c/VTQldvlmjKI/AAAAAAAAB-8/sRA_ewGqazc/ckt4LBT4LAIKHO4kONXBZUMi.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q6IQxhjOi5c/VTQldvlmjKI/AAAAAAAAB-8/sRA_ewGqazc/ckt4LBT4LAIKHO4kONXBZUMi.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Refuge: Earlier this week foreign nationals, who were forced out of their homes, took refuge at camps in Isipingo in south Durban</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u6fS8RH8yU0/VTQlfkYYAHI/AAAAAAAAB_E/mvw_p4L3uAw/7e75E6lm2N8cEF3AgQLeVCBr.jpg"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u6fS8RH8yU0/VTQlfkYYAHI/AAAAAAAAB_E/mvw_p4L3uAw/7e75E6lm2N8cEF3AgQLeVCBr.jpg cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b> Handouts: The foreigners, including children, were provided with food by the local community after they were threatened with violence.</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="blogaway-section"><p>South Africans are said to be angry about foreigners in the country because unemployment is high and wealth isn’t distributed equally.<br/> The saga apparently started with the speech by King Goodwill Zwelithini who last month said that foreigners must pack up and leave the country.<br/> Soon reports about attacks by locals on immigrants broke out. Ten Nigerians were said to be among those attacked. The king, whose so-called “hate speech” is believed to have incited violence, blamed the media for misinterpreting his words. But it did not help to solve either the international diplomatic conflict, nor the violence on the local level.</p></div><br/><div class="blogaway-signature"><br/><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beanie.blog&referrer=utm_source%3Dutm_link_blog"><font size="2">Posted via Blogaway</font></a></div>

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