Ethiopeans are amongst the worst affected foreigners in South Africa as xenophobic attacks struggle to come to an end. Zimbabweans are proba...
Ethiopeans are amongst the worst affected foreigners in South Africa as xenophobic attacks struggle to come to an end. Zimbabweans are probably the second most affected Three Zimbabweans were killed in Durban while two others were over the weekend shot and are currently battling for their lives in the neighbouring country. The third Zimbabwen was a 41-year-old woman woman who was beheaded in South Africa while coming from work.
Reports allege that an Ethiopian's shop has been burnt down in Parkgate, south of Verulam in KwaZulu-Natal province, as attackers vow to drive all foreigners out of South Africa.
The Ethiopian national was woken up by screams in the early hours of Tuesday morning when his store was set alight by ruthless and supposedly jealous locals. The attackers are yet to be identified.
The landlord spoke to our news crew and said: "I sat down with him and told him that people were complaining about the way he treats them. Customers always come to the shop and ask for free cigarettes and credit facilities and when we don't give them, they say we are disrespectful."
The shop owner, who was only identified as Ayobe, was reportedly inside the shop when the incident occurred. He was however lucky to escape unharmed. Goods worth R60,000 we destroyed during the xenophobic violence.
The determined Ethiopian has however vowed to pick up his broken pieces and carry on with his business.
"I don't have another job. This is the only job I have. I have no any other source of income so I will be back in business soon," he said.
Early this week, Ethiopian government spokesperson Redwan Hussien said the country will observe three days of national mourning for 28 Ethiopian Christians killed by Islamic State militants in Libya and three of its nationals killed in South Africa following wave of xenophobic attack against African. African migrants (including Ethiopians) have experienced xenophobic attacks in South Africa in which three Ethiopians were brutally murdered by a mob of angry South Africans.
The xenophobic violence first targeted shops owned by foreign nationals, largely from Somalia and Ethiopia before it spread against all African foreigners, leaving many feeling terrified and hopeless. Local reports allege that only seven foreigners have been killed during xenophobic attacks while Zimbabwean, Malawian and Mozambican newspapers say as many as 10 if not more foreigners have met their creator at the behest of the much-publicised anti-foreigners violence.
Reports allege that an Ethiopian's shop has been burnt down in Parkgate, south of Verulam in KwaZulu-Natal province, as attackers vow to drive all foreigners out of South Africa.
The Ethiopian national was woken up by screams in the early hours of Tuesday morning when his store was set alight by ruthless and supposedly jealous locals. The attackers are yet to be identified.
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The shop owner, who was only identified as Ayobe, was reportedly inside the shop when the incident occurred. He was however lucky to escape unharmed. Goods worth R60,000 we destroyed during the xenophobic violence.
The determined Ethiopian has however vowed to pick up his broken pieces and carry on with his business.
"I don't have another job. This is the only job I have. I have no any other source of income so I will be back in business soon," he said.
Early this week, Ethiopian government spokesperson Redwan Hussien said the country will observe three days of national mourning for 28 Ethiopian Christians killed by Islamic State militants in Libya and three of its nationals killed in South Africa following wave of xenophobic attack against African. African migrants (including Ethiopians) have experienced xenophobic attacks in South Africa in which three Ethiopians were brutally murdered by a mob of angry South Africans.
The xenophobic violence first targeted shops owned by foreign nationals, largely from Somalia and Ethiopia before it spread against all African foreigners, leaving many feeling terrified and hopeless. Local reports allege that only seven foreigners have been killed during xenophobic attacks while Zimbabwean, Malawian and Mozambican newspapers say as many as 10 if not more foreigners have met their creator at the behest of the much-publicised anti-foreigners violence.
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