This is the full story of how the latest xenophobic attacks in South Africa started
This is how fresh xenophobic attacks in South Africa began and how shops were burnt and looted for fun. he latest spate of attacks on migrants in South Africa began from the suburbs of Johannesburg on Sunday, September 1, 2019. By Monday, September 2, South African men and women clutching cudgels and stones were chanting war songs and marching to the central business district of South Africa’s biggest city to burn shops and businesses owned by Nigerians, Somalians and other foreign nationals. Before long, more than 50 shops and business premises mainly owned by Nigerians and Somalians, had been burnt to the ground. Cars and properties were torched and widespread looting took place across the city. “The means of livelihood of people were looted and destroyed by fire overnight which have left many Nigerians traumatized. Nigeria-owned businesses were seriously affected. A car sales business owned by a Nigerian were among the several businesses set ablaze overnight”,...