Over a thousand immigrants in South Africa have fled their homes following a series of violent attacks by locals in the eastern port city of Durban.
Two people thought to be Somali nationals were critically injured when a shop was petrol-bombed in Durban, South Africa on Friday night, police said.
The attack follows widespread looting of shops owned by foreign nationals mainly from DRC in amidst a groundswell of anti-foreigner sentiment in Durban.
The violence comes in the wake of alleged comments by the Zulu king telling migrants to go home – although he says he was mistranslated.
Despite a heightened police presence in the township, locals continue to rampage through stores owned by foreign nationals.
More than 1 000 people have been driven out of their homes and have sought refuge at police stations and a sports ground south of Durban.
The matter has been condemned by SA president and public at large but is not a new trend in SA
