South Africa Violence Displaces 25,000 Immigrant

PlusSouth Africa Violence Displaces 25,000 ImmigrantSouth Africa Violence Displaces 25,000 ImmigrantThe Associated PressAnti-foreigner attacks in South Africa have claimed dozens of lives and sent thousands of immigrants out of the country. (May 23)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:police station - people]IN THE SHADE OF A SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE STATION - these FOREIGNERS FIND SAFTEY. [Notes:photos]AT LEAST 42 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED - BURNED ALIVE, STABBED, SHOT OR BEATEN TO DEATH - BY SOUTH AFRICANS WHO BLAME THEM FOR CRIME AND UNEMPLOYMENT. [Notes:12. SOUNBITE: (English) Gael Kabondo, Congolese immigrant:]"We came to South Africa to study but now we cannot study because there is war and all those stuff. They want to kill us, they say we are foreigners, we are thieves, they say we rob them but then we are not doing nothing, they say we take their jobs and take their girlfriends, now they want to hit us." [Notes:photos - camp]AID WORKERS SAY ABOUT 25,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES BY ANTI-FOREIGNER VIOLENCE. THE THREATEN OF DISEASE IN MAKESHIFT CAMPS ENCOURAGES SOME IMMIGRANTS TO FEEL SAFER HIDING IN OPEN FIELDS. [Notes:16. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Mudaw, South African Red Cross worker:]"As you see, if you walk around the tent, you see the place is not clean. It needs somebody with the plastic bags or something to supply the plastic bags or something to pick up the rubbish around the shelter. The health of these people is our concern." [Notes:police to camp]AFTER A HISTORY OF APARTHEID UNDER WHITE RULE, SOUTH AFRICA'S GOVERNMENT IS EMBARRASSED BY THE BLACK-ON-BLACK VIOLENCE. PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI ( TAH'-boh um-BEH'-kee) IS CALLING ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE TO BRING CALM TO THE STREETS - WHILE OFFICIALS DECIDE HOW TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) (ANCHOR VOICE:DKepley-------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: nyia------------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: APTN--------------------------VIDEO APPROVAL: ------------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: Part No Access South Africa----------------------------------SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE:------------------------------------)

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[saltwaterebel]

thes sub human apes cannot govern themselves.

[AppleGnome]

Yeah the whites built a nation like no other in S.A. then the blacks get jealous cry racism & the stupid world blames whites. They gave up government to the blacks now they fucking it up. Same thing with Zimbabwe the whites had that country exporting food. Now the Zim's are starving under racist anti white Mugabee and trying to invade more prosperous S.Africa. Notice liberals don't care about S.Africa anymore even though its worst. Now their obsession is now "palestine".

[KumarZimmerman08]

@AppleGnome Yet blacks claim whites destroyed africa! They never had it so good when the white man was there!

[JaffarBezAxkin]

that shit sad. seem like blacks in Africa only like steelin from eachother an actin crazy an killin an evil stuff to womans an children.look like mabe Mandela only give power to peole only use it for bad.Sure didnt make nothin better wen they hav e the chance. Make me glad I in America. My Father an Mother from Africa.I wuz always sad they leave me here an go back Africa. Now I glad.Not they leave me but glad I aint in Africa.Those some poor peples.That SAD stuff. I pray God help them.

[MzeeDala]

@saltwaterebel they have always been disgrace to other Africans...they are only scared of the Boers, Boers need to cage them just like the old days...

[singledad11]

see what ending aparthied did, now over 20,000 blacks are being killed every year by crime and many more are dieing of aids not to mention the thier standard of living.I bet they wished they had aparthied back

[sweetangelofpeace]

people have to think of the psychology n the abuse that a lot of south africans have experienced during apartheid.now with the new government, the anger from the past is now surfacing n r now expressing it unfortunately on foreigners.this shows u they havent forgotten and south africans r still bitter.just look at the history books of the blacks in US after segregation was over.most of them could not find jobs and were bitter.i blame it on the white colonialism which caused this bitterness.

[Willforbes296532]

i second that

[athrumzalla]

black savages killing black savages. prolly happened for the first time since 10.000 BC. highly unusual.

i m stil waiting for the victor to sell the defeated tribesmen as slaves to some arabian caravan. and they ship em to the west african coast, to resell em.

africa, home sweet home of mankind.

[MrKorea]

i totally agree, they are worthless scum..

[cosmo1pug]

Uhhh why aren't we looking to Africa for the missing link? Seems they are everywere there