One killed, five injured as South Africans resume xenophobic protests

At least 16 suspects have been taken into custody following the violent marches across Johannesburg on Sunday.

At least one fatality has been recorded and five people receiving treatment at the hospital after a xenophobic march in South Africa turned violent on Sunday, local media reported.

The police said they intervened early enough to prevent South African xenophobic marchers and foreigners from clashing at the heart of Johannesburg. In Nigeria, between Tuesday and Wednesday, several businesses affiliated to South Africa or perceived to be were targeted. Some of them were burnt while some others were looted and then burnt in Lagos, Ibadan and Uyo.Early deployment of police officers helped prevent a major shopping mall from being attacked in Abuja on Wednesday morning. The facade of a massive billboard rolling MTN adverts was, however, shredded in the capital city.

The renewed protests on Sunday could complicate ongoing dialogue over the crisis and cast renewed doubts over South African political leadership’s capacity to contain the riots.President Cyril Ramaphosa had called for an end to attacks and ordered a crackdown on those fomenting xenophobic violence across the country.

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