Cape Town, July 18 (IANS) South African police said on Saturday that 69 people were arrested after an anti-immigrant protest turned violent in the Eastern Cape Province, with at least 23 foreign-owned spaza shops looted during the unrest.In a statement, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Eastern Cape said the situation in Jeffreys Bay and the broader Kouga region remained calm on Saturday following Thursday’s violent protests, adding that foreign-owned spaza shops in the area were st…
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Cape Town, July 2 (IANS) South African police on Thursday rejected claims by Ghana’s foreign ministry that the killing of a Ghanaian national in Cape Town was linked to anti-immigrant protests on June 30, saying the incident was instead being investigated as an extortion-related murder. In a statement, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape said the victim was shot on Monday in Nyanga and that preliminary findings pointed to extortion as the motive, Xinhua news agency report…
Johannesburg, April 30 (IANS) The South African government has urged citizens to uphold the Constitution as it intensifies efforts to curb illegal immigration amid recent protests targeting foreign nationals. Acting government spokesperson Nomonde Mnukwa made the call in a statement on Wednesday (local time) after several political parties and vigilante groups staged marches demanding that foreign nationals produce documentation.The anti-immigration group March and March held a protest in Pretor…