The South African government has
deployed the South African National Defence Force to help protect foreigners who
have been victims of xenophobic attack. The soldiers were deployed in Alexandra
within Johannesburg which had experienced the worst cases of murder and looting
of properties as the xenophobic wave spread in SA. According to the South
Africa Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa –Nqakula at least seven people have
died so far as a result of the attacks, the most notable was the murder of
Emmanuel Sithole an immigrant from Mozambique who was hacked to death in the
full glare of cameras.
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