South Africa's Zuma Cancels Trip, Visits Migrants

Faced with calls from across Africa to put a stop to xenophobic attacks on migrants living in South Africa, President Jacob Zuma on Saturday cancelled a visit to the Africa-Asia Summit and visited migrants displaced by violence in Durban. South African businesses in other parts of the continent, faced with the threat of boycotts, have begun to speak out against the attacks.

A peace march against violence on foreign nationals in South Africa at the Durban city centre.

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