2/12/2024 0 Comments Philippi township south africa![]() In an area where nearly 60 percent of residents are unemployed, according to census data, Ward Counsellor Thobile Gqola, estimated that foreign nationals run more than half of businesses. Philippi Township, 25km southeast of Cape Town, has been a hotspot for xenophobic violence in Western Cape Province post-2008. In a statement released on 13 May, CoRMSA concluded that "much more still needs to be done to promote peaceful communities". The looting and victimization of foreigners has also remained a feature of the frequent service delivery protests that have rocked South African townships in recent years, as has the near impunity of perpetrators. On average, one person was killed every week in 2011, according to the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA). But while no further outbreaks have occurred on the scale of the violence five years ago, attacks on foreign nationals have continued. Since May 2008, various initiatives have been established to detect early warning signs of future xenophobic attacks and to improve responses. ![]() ![]() PHILIPPI, (IRIN) - This week marks five years since tensions between foreigners and South Africans living in impoverished communities across the country erupted in xenophobic violence, leaving more than 60 people dead and tens of thousands displaced, their homes and businesses robbed and abandoned. ![]()
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