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SOUTH AFRICA: Uneasy Calm in Johannesburg After Anti-Immigrant Riots
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An uneasy calm prevails in South Africa's financial hub, Johannesburg, on the third day since violence against foreigners erupted in the city.
People were on alert on Sunday for further incidents after the city saw an outbreak of anti-immigrant attacks in certain neighbourhoods.
At least six people have been killed and more than 1,000 people displaced after violence against foreign nationals flared up on March 30 in the country's coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal.
The attacks soon spread inland to the country's financial hub, Johannesburg, in Gauteng province.
On Saturday, two more people were reported killed, bringing the death toll in the latest wave of attacks to eight, South African police said.
The news of the deaths came as President Jacob Zuma cancelled a trip to Indonesia in order to address the situation at home.
He told a crowd in the Chatsworth area of KwaZulu-Natal that the government would deploy police to every area to ensure safety.
In a separate statement, Zuma said: "We will engage stakeholders next week as we need all leaders to work together to bring the situation to normality."
