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South Africa: Three Die in Soweto Looting
SAPA, 23 January 2015
At least three people have died since looting started in Soweto, south of Johannesburg, on Monday, police said. Read more »
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South Africa: Hour-By-Hour, Soweto Xenophobia Spirals Into Disgrace
Daily Maverick, 23 January 2015
The Soweto looting has spread. It's out of control, with residents targeting foreigners' stores across the township. The police cannot contain it. What started in Snake Park now… Read more »
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South Africa: Sanef Condemns Police Intimidation, Attack on Journalist
SANEF, 23 January 2015
The South African National Editors' Forum has condemned the behavior of police and some members of the public in the ongoing unrest in Soweto. Read more »
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South Africa: Sowetans Attack Migrant Shopkeepers
SAPA, 22 January 2015
Police were on high alert in Soweto on Thursday, the third day of clashes between locals and foreigners that left at least two people dead. Read more »
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South Africa: Deaths, Arrests After Soweto Violence
SAPA, 22 January 2015
Sixty-eight people have been arrested in Soweto this week for looting and violence, Gauteng's police commissioner said on Thursday. Read more »
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South Africa: Dozens Arrested After Looting of Migrant-Owned Shops
SAPA, 21 January 2015
Twenty-nine more people have been arrested in Bramfischerville and Snake Park in connection with the looting and violence which began earlier this week, Gauteng police said on… Read more »
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South Africa: One Killed, Shop Burnt in Soweto Violence
SAPA, 22 January 2015
One person was shot dead and a foreign-owned shop was burnt down in Soweto during the night, Gauteng police said on Thursday. Read more »
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South Africa: Xenophobia Rears Its Head Again - Looting, Shooting, Dying in Soweto
Daily Maverick, 22 January 2015
Spaza shops were looted across Snake Park, Zola and Emdeni in Soweto this week. GREG NICOLSON and BHEKI C. SIMELANE detail how a young man standing outside a store led to residents… Read more »