Is SA to blame for xenophobic violence?

Recently, South Africa has been in the news for the wrong reasons again. The so-called xenophobic violence has reared its ugly head in some parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.

It is said that attacks on foreign-owned businesses ensued after some local truck drivers started a nationwide strike to protest against employment of foreign drivers.

In this mayhem, roads were blocked and foreign-driven vehicles targeted and torched. It has been reported this week that unemployment rate in South Africa, the second richest economy in Africa is around 28%.

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