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Two trucks, reportedly carrying goods for supermarkets, were set alight on the N1 highway near Cape Town during strikes over the employment of foreigners as truck drivers Pictures: ESA ALEXANDER
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Trucks torched on second day of protest against foreign drivers

Two trucks were used to barricade the N1 highway and then set alight during protests by truck drivers on Wednesday. Bystanders helped themselves to the scorched remains of goods from the trucks. Goods including bleach, wine bottles and…

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WATCH: ‘It’s better than being dead’: Nigerian nationals flee South Africa

Over a hundred Nigerian nationals took a free flight to Nigeria on September 11 2019. This comes after a spate of xenophobic violence in Gauteng and other parts of the country. Godwin Adamu, the Nigerian consul general in Johannesburg,…

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TLU SA slams hate speech against whites during xenophobic attacks

The racial hatred incited against whites during xenophobic attacks in South Africa is unacceptable and of grave concern, agricultural union TLU SA said in a statement yesterday. “Even though the exact motives of groups like the BLF and…

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