At least two people died after anti-immigrant protests in South Africa's Western Cape this weekend turned violent. Now foreign nationals in the country are seeking shelter in community centres, while others are leaving the country.
Carrying their belongings through the night, foreign nationals along the coast of South Africa’s Western Cape, are fleeing their homes after a weekend of anti-immigrant violence.
On Friday, angry locals in Mossel Bay torched 55 shacks after a small protest against illegal migrants accused of taking jobs from locals, officials said.
South African authorities say two Mozambicans were killed. But Maputo claims five of its nationals died as a result of what it called “xenophobic violence.”
These are the first deaths since a new wave of anti-migrant protests began sweeping the country.
