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Tensions in Soweto have calmed after the recent spike in widespread looting incidents at spaza shops owned by foreign nationals in Gauteng.
What started as a response to the shooting of a 14-year-old boy who was allegedly shot dead by a foreign national, turned into a series of looting attacks against small business owned by foreign nationals.
UCT' s Refugee Rights Clinic Senior attorney, James Chapman joins our hosts Jerusha Sukhdeo- Raath and Noxolo Mafu in studio to discuss how and why such incidents of xenophobia reoccur in South Africa.
What is Xenophobia?
We take a look at Twitter to see how South Africans have respond to recent headlines of widespread looting.
Our guest, James Chapman kicks us off with a general understanding of what constitutes xenophobia. Watch:
The Sowetan community speaks out
South African Spaza and Tuckshop Association (SASTA) President Rose Nkosi speaks about the mandate compiled by members relating to trading monopoly's in Soweto.
Similar to comments made by Minister of Small Business Lindiwe Zulu, SASTA members call for foreign nationals to share trade secrets.
Watch as Chapman weighs in:
"We need to see diversity of the population as privilege and a benefit"
Noxolo Mafu took to the streets of Cape Town to hear what South Africans believed of the recent attacks.
James Chapman also speaks about the avenues that would help limit incidents against foreign nationals.
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More from social media :
Only time I hear the word #Xenophobia it's related to South Africa. They mistreat, hate, torture & kill other Africans #Soweto #looting
— Garhabola Katoto (@bukavu) January 24, 2015
Soweto looting causes outrage ?? gentle brothers & sisters... this is NOT okay ?? we are ALL Africans ?? http://t.co/AMw2NituPt
— Brad (@cape_town_brad) January 24, 2015Follow all our latest videos by subscribing to our YouTube channel here and our Instagram feed here.
