Night of horror for Malawians as attacks on foreigners hit Durban
Durban - When Elias Twaibu, 30, returned home to Malawi after becoming a victim during the 2015 attacks on foreign nationals, he did not think that he would come back to South Africa, let alone suffer the same fate. “In 2015, I was with a friend who owned a shop on Broadway when his store was attacked. A group of men armed with axes and knives came in and attacked us. They accused us of stealing their jobs, told us to leave their country, then beat us up.
James said her only wish was to return to Malawi, and the only thing that could stop her was if she gave birth before she boarded a bus back home. “It was also agreed during meetings that leaders of foreigners should form part of community development forums in the area and the displaced should go back to their homes within 48 hours,” she said.
They blamed government officials for the ongoing attacks. They said that politicians on the campaign trail had used a fear of immigrants to drum up support by, for example, promising to tighten borders after the coming election to control the number of immigrants entering the country. Political analyst Imran Buccas said the fact that there was a significant element of xenophobia attached to the attacks was not surprising.
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