Xenophobia DICTIONARY

Attacks continued from 2008 right up until 2015 when a
huge surge of attacks happened in Kwa-Zulu Natal and
spread throughout the country. Matters did not improve
when relevant figures such as Zulu King Goodwill
Zwelethini said that foreigners should go back home. Locals
looted foreign-owned shops and businesses and forced
hundreds of foreigners to relocate to safer areas.
A very popular case was the murder of Emmanuel Sithole, a
Mozambican national. He was beaten by a group of locals
and promptly rushed to hospital. The doctor who was
supposed to be on duty couldn’t be found and Sithole died
of his injuries. It was later discovered that the doctor was
also a foreign national but was in hiding due to the attacks.
Pictured: Emmanuel Sithole being attacked by two men, who were later convicted