"We are not being xenophobic or what, but we are saying they must do business professionally," said protester Trevor Phelwane. Demonstrators in Mahikeng, North West, have demanded that all shop owners who are foreign leave the province.
Protesters block the main road leading into Mahikeng (file photo).
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