'A number of people taking the law into their own hands.' Nigeria
The centre of Johannesburg and the impoverished suburb of Alexandra were calm as police stepped up patrols following two days of looting, AFP reporters saw.
"We face a huge challenge. A number of people taking the law into their own hands," he said in Cape Town, ahead of a three-day meeting of the World Economic Forum due to be attended by 15 African leaders."South Africa is home for all. We are not the only country that has become home for people fleeing."
Trucks suspected of being driven by foreigners have also been torched in the southeastern province of KwaZulu-Natal. In 2008, xenophobic violence left 62 dead, while in 2015, seven people were killed in attacks in Johannesburg and Durban.
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