South Africa
Scores of foreign nationals attacked in Durban─── 15:30 Wed, 27 Mar 2019
Scores of foreign nationals are fleeing informal settlements in the Durban suburb of Sydenham after some of them were attacked in their homes on Tuesday night and their belongings looted.
They say the armed attackers told them that it will get worse if they don’t go back to their countries of origin.
The refugees say the attackers told them that President Cyril Ramaphosa supports them.
Delivering the African National Congress election manifesto earlier in the year, Ramaphosa said the party will take tough measures against undocumented foreigners involved in crime, including illegal trading.
The people fleeing the settlements with their belongings and children say they don’t know where to go.
The refugees say they reported the attacks to the police, but nothing was done.
Officials from the eThekwini municipality are visiting the affected communities.
