South African Attacks Spreading

Police Call Attack On Durban Tavern Owner "Public Violence"

(AP)  A mob armed with sticks and bottles descended overnight on a tavern in the port city of Durban believed owned by a foreigner, police said Wednesday.

No one was injured in attack Tuesday night in Durban, police spokeswoman Phindile Radebe said. She said it was not clear yet whether the tavern owner was foreign, and the case was being investigated as "public violence."

Police remained on the scene Wednesday and the area was under control, Radebe said.

It nonetheless raised concerns that the xenophobic violence resulting in more than 20 deaths in and around the commercial capital of Johannesburg in recent weeks could spread elsewhere in South Africa. Johannesburg is about 350 miles (600 kilometers) northwest of Durban.

In Johannesburg, police spokesman Govindsamy Mariemuthoo said Wednesday that the situation had calmed and the death toll stood at 22.

But there were reports of scattered violence. The victims included a Malawian who said he was beaten up when he tried to return to his shack to gather his belongings in a squatter settlement east of Johannesburg.

Aid groups in the Johannesburg area said as many as 13,000 people had been displaced by the violence, most of it targeting Zimbabweans, Malawians, Mozambicans and other foreigners living alongside South Africans in squatter camps.

South Africa is more prosperous than its neighbors but suffers high unemployment and widespread housing problems, especially among the black majority.

[keithle1]

If you want to appreciate the USA, travel the world. When you get back to the USA, I guarantee you will appreciate it.

[keithle1]

Whatever happened to black brotherhood?

Tee hee.

[jboxton]

Why don''t we just bomb that third world country, put up some nice hotels and claim it as our own. These savages don''t deserve it.

[milesbrown49]

People what you don''t know is that the root of this civil mess is the Zimbabwe people who took refuge in this town are traders and treasoners and not wanted by the South Africans. There is no food issue!! Morgan Tsvangirai and his followers will never find peace in Africa!!!

[rushlimpdrug]

Posted by natenvtech at 07:09 PM


Yeah but do you have the support systems available to eliminate all waste water and liquid waste issues?

[keithle1]

Africans take care of Africans. We don''t need the evil white colonial imperialists. Power to the people!

[glock4me]

This could be Denver if Hillary gets the dem nomination.

[jfilanet]

in South Africa. We also have the support systems available to eliminate all waste water and liquid waste issues. Our systems will provide clean burning (50% less carbon emissions than fossil fuels and our fuel also releases up to 15% oxygen when it burns) The food situation can be addressed with fully automated growing systems that are remotely controlled and highly productive. The constant disagreements will hopefully get resolved so we can move ahead and provide the benefits to those who need them now.

[jfilanet]

in South Africa. We also have the support systems available to eliminate all waste water and liquid waste issues. Our systems will provide clean burning (50% less carbon emissions than fossil fuels and our fuel also releases up to 15% oxygen when it burns) The food situation can be addressed with fully automated growing systems that are remotely controlled and highly productive. The constant disagreements will hopefully get resolved so we can move ahead and provide the benefits to those who need them now.

[jfilanet]

in South Africa. We also have the support systems available to eliminate all waste water and liquid waste issues. Our systems will provide clean burning (50% less carbon emissions than fossil fuels and our fuel also releases up to 15% oxygen when it burns) The food situation can be addressed with fully automated growing systems that are remotely controlled and highly productive. The constant disagreements will hopefully get resolved so we can move ahead and provide the benefits to those who need them now.

[jfilanet]

in South Africa. We also have the support systems available to eliminate all waste water and liquid waste issues. Our systems will provide clean burning (50% less carbon emissions than fossil fuels and our fuel also releases up to 15% oxygen when it burns) The food situation can be addressed with fully automated growing systems that are remotely controlled and highly productive. The constant disagreements will hopefully get resolved so we can move ahead and provide the benefits to those who need them now.

[Latrocinor]

At one time many countries in central & south africa grew plenty of food & made money exporting food. Now they can''''t even farm enough food to feed the people. When the farms were re-distributed to the indigenous locals there was plenty of equipment & facilities to farm, but since then all the farm equipment seems to have disappeared (sold) and they are back starving.

Posted by Questionnews
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The professional and educated have been killed or run off and the unskilled and ignorant are violently in charge.

[questionnews]

At one time many countries in central & south africa grew plenty of food & made money exporting food. Now they can''t even farm enough food to feed the people. When the farms were re-distributed to the indigenous locals there was plenty of equipment & facilities to farm, but since then all the farm equipment seems to have disappeared (sold) and they are back starving.