Peace march in South Africa amid rising violence against foreigners
- 9 years ago
A rising wave of violence against foreigners in South Africa brought thousands of protesters to the streets for a ‘peace march’ in the eastern city of Durban.
Demonstrators in the largest city in KwaZuluNatal Province called for a united Africa a day after local streets were cordoned off due to clashes between locals and Somali nationals.
However, the march ended in violence, with police using rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowds.
University student, Mfanuphetheni Zulu, witnessed some of the violence: “If you look carefully, we as black people are attacking one another,” he said. “I have never witnessed people attacking whites, or any other race. It is only black people attacking one another, It is clear that black people do not want to see one another progressing.”
South Africa has a population of around 50 miliion, five million of whom are migrants.
With close to a quarter of the population unemployed, the jobless are blaming foreigners for takin
Demonstrators in the largest city in KwaZuluNatal Province called for a united Africa a day after local streets were cordoned off due to clashes between locals and Somali nationals.
However, the march ended in violence, with police using rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowds.
University student, Mfanuphetheni Zulu, witnessed some of the violence: “If you look carefully, we as black people are attacking one another,” he said. “I have never witnessed people attacking whites, or any other race. It is only black people attacking one another, It is clear that black people do not want to see one another progressing.”
South Africa has a population of around 50 miliion, five million of whom are migrants.
With close to a quarter of the population unemployed, the jobless are blaming foreigners for takin