Summary:
This article describes a recent violent pogrom in an informal settlement near the town of Mossel Bay, where Mozambican nationals were attacked by xenophobic mobs.
It also covers the fact that South African citizens from ethnic groups in the far north of the country were also attacked or harassed, and sought police protection together with migrants.
General Context:
South African xenophobes have made a habit of racially profiling South Africans who are too dark skinned (or in some cases too light skinned or otherwise look like they are from a foreign country). Dark skinned members of the Tsonga and Venda ethnic groups have complained about this, especially when xenophobes ask people to speak Zulu to prove they are South African, even though the language is mostly spoken in only three provinces in the country and not in the far north.
Ghana, Nigeria and a few other countries have offered repatriation flights to their citizens, hundreds of whom have taken these up.
There is apparently a big protest planned for June 30th, with rumours that there will be a wave of violence. Police leadership at the very highest levels have promised protection and cabinet have said they will not allow protests to turn into violence.
Relevance:
It is not as relevant as the best news posts should be. I will probably not post another one of these until something big happens (hopefully never). But I just wanted to present a nice article since the xenophobic wave is currently the main news story in South Africa.
Posted by Top_Lime1820