A Kraaifontein teen appeared in court on Friday after chaos erupted on Wednesday morning when about 700 learners rioted in the streets in Wallacedene demanding that foreign nationals leave their schools and country.
Learners from Masibambane High School and Hector Peterson High School reportedly assaulted a foreign national, vandalised school staff vehicles, threw bricks at passing motorists, and looted fruit stalls.
The unrest continued again on Thursday when alleged foreign fruit traders’ stalls were looted and vandalised in the same community.
This is amid a wave of anti-migrant sentiment currently sweeping across the country and Cape Town.
Police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk confirmed that an 18-year-old appeared at the Kuils River Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
