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| Anti-immigrant protest in S. Africa turns violent |
| 2017-02-25 |
| [AA.TR] Police in South Africa fired stun grenades and rubber bullets Friday to break up a standoff between anti-immigrant protesters and a group of foreign nationals in the capital Pretoria. Ihsaan Haffejee, a photojournalist for Anadolu Agency, was hit twice in the back by rubber bullets as police attempted to disperse the crowd. Live television images showed a group of protesters opposed to alleged illegal im Foreign nationals armed with rocks, sticks and pipes then struck back, leading to a major standoff forcing police to intervene. "I got hit twice in the back. I was taking photos of foreign nationals trying to beat someone,’’ Haffejee said by telephone from the scene in western Pretoria. Protesters say they are opposed to high immigration in South Africa amid concerns over high unemployment despite the government allowing many foreigners to settle in South Africa. Protest organizer, Makgoka Lekganyane, told Anadolu Agency on Thursday that the protest would be peaceful, but Friday’s gathering turned violent with reports of several shops being looted in parts of the city. President Jacob Zuma on Friday pleaded with South Africans not to blame all criminal activities on foreigners and to stop the violence. "Many citizens of other countries living in South Africa are law abiding and contribute to the economy of the country positively," he said in a statement. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Protesters say they are opposed to high immigration in South Africa amid concerns over high unemployment Fixed the word usage problem, but left the grammar issue in place, because life's too short. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2017-02-25 19:57 |
| #1 zimbabweans and others flee down to south africa, and work as taxi drivers etc. As far as I can see there are 5 basic tribes in south africa: zulu, nkosa, white (2 subgroups: english speaking and afrikaans) coloureds (mulatto, have more in common with whites than other groups depending) and indian (who will get on better with whites) these tribes do not always get along, this is why johannesburg is draped in barbed wire, while neighbouring Namibia isn't. black migrants coming down will be a threat to the existing black tribes when they take jobs as taxi drivers or try to sell trinkets at the side of the road, or move into the shanty towns. not all migrants are colonists. Muslim migrants to Europe are colonists because they bring their own ready-made political and legal system (sharia) that they think is superior, and immediately try to live separately according to its rules, then impose them on others. migrants to south africa are usually looking for job opportunities or fleeing some sort of persecution. They are not looking to impose an alternate system. they are not colonists just migrants so if you call all migrants "colonists" you will muddy the waters and confuse people |
| Posted by: anon1 2017-02-25 16:36 |