ZIMBABWE – Over 1,500 Zimbabweans are expected to pass the Beitbridge Border Post this afternoon following xenophobic violence in South Africa.
The Zimbabwean nationals indicated to President Jacob Zuma yesterday that they wish to return home in the wake of the attacks on foreigners in and around KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg this past week.
Two Zimbabweans died in those clashes.
WATCH: Xenophobic Attacks: Running battles continue
The Zimbabwean nationals indicated to President Jacob Zuma yesterday that they wish to return home in the wake of the attacks on foreigners in and around KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg this past week.
Two Zimbabweans died in those clashes.
WATCH: Xenophobic Attacks: Running battles continue
Zimbabwe's Civil Protection Unit says it's made arrangements to facilitate the arrival and ferrying of people from Beitbridge to their respective places.
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES TO FIGHT XENOPHOBIA
The South African Football Association (Safa) has announced it will play two international friendly matches against neighbouring countries in a bid to sensitise the public on the evils of xenophobia.
Safa says the attacks have badly dented South Africa's image.
Safa is yet to announce the countries that Bafana will play as part of its campaign to fight xenophobia. INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES TO FIGHT XENOPHOBIA
The South African Football Association (Safa) has announced it will play two international friendly matches against neighbouring countries in a bid to sensitise the public on the evils of xenophobia.
Safa says the attacks have badly dented South Africa's image.
President Jacob Zuma cancelled his trip to Indonesia at the last minute yesterday, to speak to thousands of displaced foreign nationals in Durban.
LISTEN: Clinical Psychologist Thabang Tlaka speaks on the psychological & emotional effects of xenophobia on foreign nationals & their children.
‘XENOPHOBIA HAS RUINED SA’S RELATIONS WITH AFRICA’
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has told Eyewitness Newsxenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng have ruined South Africa's relations with the rest of the continent, and its reputation as a humanitarian country in the international community.
The minister yesterday observed living conditions in the Chatsworth displacement camp where the tents are overcrowded with little privacy for women, and bathrooms have been flooded, leading to many of the people demanding to go back to their countries.
The minister yesterday observed living conditions in the Chatsworth displacement camp where the tents are overcrowded with little privacy for women, and bathrooms have been flooded, leading to many of the people demanding to go back to their countries.
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