Xenophobia in South Africa

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By Adebayo Somuyiwa

Published: November 21, 2009

Xenophobia in South Africa

By Adebayo Somuyiwa

High unemployment caused by the global economic crisis is believed to be behind a feared resurgence of xenophobic conflicts against Zimbabwean immigrants in South Africa. A police official told IRIN News more than 2,400 Zimbabweans have been forced to take refuge in government buildings in De Doorns, a farming town 140km from Cape Town after their shacks in an informal settlement were attacked and demolished. This follows several days of attacks by South Africans who are unhappy with farm owners for employing Zimbabweans who are willing to work for less money. The global economic crisis has hit South Africa hard, causing unemployment rates to reach 24.5 per cent between July and September 2009.

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