Even as the South African government strongly condemned the attacks on foreign nationals, violence continued in Johannesburg for the tenth night in a row with Pakistanis and Chinese becoming the latest victims.
A crowd of people barged in my store and helped themselves to the goods when I opened my shop on Tuesday, a Pakistani businessman said on Wednesday.
"We were taken completely by surprise. We want to appeal to the government to provide us with protection," he added.
Confirming the reports, police spokesperson Govindsamy Marimuthu said a number of shacks have been set alight in an informal settlement near Johannesburg and more than 100 people have been displaced.
He said several more other incidents had been reported in and around Johannesburg.
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