JOHANNESBURG ( Halbeeg News) – One person was killed while five others were wounded in a fresh wave of xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg, South Africa as tensions between South Africans and foreign business owners.
Attacks were also reported in some parts of Cape Town.
Police in Johannesburg said one person died after being stabbed with a sharp object.
Last week, rioters in and around Johannesburg targeted immigrants from other African countries, torching their shops and leading to at least 10 deaths.
This resulted in a backlash as demonstrators in other countries ransacked stores operated by Shoprite, the telecoms giant MTN and other South African firms, denouncing the xenophobia in South Africa.
Reports from the South African media indicate that the protesters clashed with the police after they took to the streets and demanded that South Africans who were arrested in connection with the xenophobic attacks be released.
Several high profile figures including government officials and artist have boycotted upcoming African economic summit over the xenophobic attacks.
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