Somali spaza shop owners in Du Noon continue to live in fear of xenophobic violence resuming, as it did exactly five years ago. Despite these dangers and upheavals, Somali migrants choose to remain.
Despite the intolerable circumstances, Somali migrants prefer to remain in South Africa rather than return home.
Amir Sheikh, chairperson of the African Diaspora Forum (ADF), said that many Somali migrants prefer to remain in South Africa rather than return to Somalia, despite ongoing protests against illegal immigration.
His remarks come as thousands of undocumented immigrants are leaving the country following protests that urged foreign nationals to depart from South Africa.
South Africa has recently experienced public unrest, large anti-migrant protests, and a broad government crackdown initiated by President Cyril Ramaphosa and Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber.
