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Nigeria urges AU to step in, stop attacks on foreign nationals in SA
The presidency in Abuja says there’s a need for the continental body to intervene urgently.
Police said offensive leaflets targeting Poles had been distributed in Huntingdon, central England.
Troops deployed to contain the unrest have been withdrawn from Lusaka’s streets.
Police have confirmed a foreign national was shot dead at around 6pm last night.
SA will review its migration policy to ease tensions between citizens & foreign nationals.
It’s understood the couple in Cato Manor has taken in the refugees who were arrested in Chatsworth.
Over 300 members from the police, metro police and army are part of the operation.
Home Affairs Dept maintains the strict new immigration laws are to ensure security in the country.
On Monday, two of the three accused were denied bail in the Alexandra Magistrates Court.
The case has been postponed to 27 May and the accused will remain in custody.
Over 1,000 illegal immigrants and nearly 2,000 South Africans have been arrested since the start of operation.
The two-day operation netted illegal immigrants, criminals, dagga and illegal tobacco products.
The president was not beating a man but rather taking part in a traditional ceremony.
Tensions flared when authorities closed down the camp & refugees refused to leave.
The record gets set straight by Michael Masutha regarding arrests made in connection with 2008 xenophobic violence.
Danjuma Sheni said their chief envoy to South Africa was recalled in protest against xenophobia.
Justice Minister Michael Masutha said sentences handed down ranged between three years and life imprisonment.
The recent violence, which left seven people dead, is expected to be featured at the SADC summit in Harare.
The Saps briefed Parliament on steps being taken to deal with attacks on immigrants.