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South Africa:
All Quiet in Kroonstad After Protest
SAPA, 31 May 2013
The situation in Maokeng, Kroonstad, in the Free State on Friday morning was quiet after foreign-owned shops were looted, police said. Read more »
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South Africa:
Heavy Police Presence in PE
SAPA, 31 May 2013
Police in northern Port Elizabeth on Friday saturated areas where violent protests had taken place, Eastern Cape police said. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Diaspora Diaries Transcript On the Fatal Shooting in Diepsloot
SW Radio, 31 May 2013
Alex Bell speaks to a colleague of one of two Zimbabwean men shot and killed in the Diepsloot area in South Africa on Sunday night, who was at the scene at the time of the… Read more »
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South Africa:
Violence & Xenophobia
ANC, 30 May 2013
The African National Congress condemns in the harshest possible terms the recent spates of violence in Port Elizabeth, Diepsloot and Orange Farm. These incidents have seen, amongst… Read more »
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South Africa:
Xenophobic Attacks
COSATU, 30 May 2013
The Congress of South African Trade Unions strongly condemns the attacks and looting of shops belonging to non-South African residents in Diepsloot, Johannesburg and Booysens Park,… Read more »
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South Africa:
Police Repeatedly Turn On Asylum-Seekers Amid Xenophobia Spike
AI London, 29 May 2013
The South African authorities must stop trying to 'squeeze out' asylum-seekers Amnesty International said today, after police used pepper spray and stun grenades to repel desperate… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
SA Condemns Violence Against Foreigners
The Herald, 29 May 2013
"We strongly condemn violence, not only on foreign nationals but also on South Africans," said acting cabinet spokesperson Phumla Williams. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Devastated Zim Community Mourns the Killing of Two in SA
SW Radio, 28 May 2013
Members of the Zimbabwean community in Johannesburg, South Africa, are mourning the deaths of two Zim nationals, who were shot and killed in the Diepsloot area on Sunday evening. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Xenophobia - Ambassador Calls for Calm
The Herald, 28 May 2013
The Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa has implored Zimbabweans living in that country to remain calm following the killing of two Zimbabweans at a squatter camp near Johannesburg… Read more »