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Foreign-owned shops close in Joburg amid fears of attacks...

According to reports by SA media, a number of shops owned by foreigners have closed their shops in the Johannesburg CBD area after allegedly receiving threats from a mob. The group, who are said to be Zulu boys, threatened to attack any shops that remained open. They recently looted many shops in Durban and killed about 10 foreign immigrants, including Nigerians. They burnt some people inside their shops.

An eNCA reporter Nickolaus Baeur was in one of the streets this morning called Lilian Ngoyi Street and shop owners told him they feared for their safety. See the tweets after the cut...




at 4/15/2015 03:12:00 pm

90 comments:

  1. Davido's driver15 April 2015 at 15:13

    This is serious

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    1. Toronto Finest 15 April 2015 at 15:38

      And there is no single statement regarding this from southy president. O ga o

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    2. Davido's driver15 April 2015 at 15:44

      Evil ppl

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    3. NaijaDeltaBabe15 April 2015 at 15:56

      It is well o

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    4. TAMARA SPLASH15 April 2015 at 17:26

      The government should do something na. If na 9ja na de blame it on GEJ

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    5. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 17:36

      Igbos selling bootleg goods and fake medicines probably the cause. Everywhere they go, it's disaster. Probably been forming for South Africans with their stupid *we are enterprising* nonsense, wowo people.

      Hello Linda.. Question? how you like the divisions that you caused?

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    6. Uzo16 April 2015 at 01:48

      Never liked SA, never will!!!!

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    7. Anonymous16 April 2015 at 06:09

      You are obviously high on cheap drugs Anon 5:36. Se you toast one ibo girl and she nor gree for you, na im you dey yarn opata on different posts since yesterday? Animal!

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    8. Anonymous16 April 2015 at 13:27

      Igbo (Bush) girls with musculature like hulk hogan? No thanks, I'll pass. Who wants a tuber of yam in bed? Lol

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    9. Anonymous16 April 2015 at 22:59

      You low life of the tout race/tribe. Confirming your cowardice online. Chewing stick dreaming of eating yam

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  2. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 15:13

    THIER SAFETY FIRST BFORE MONEY..TOMJERRYSWIT

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    1. AbokiDaWarriBoy15 April 2015 at 15:22

      Oghene bikooooo, wetin we no go hear for dis world, d government should take fast action o.

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    2. Unknown15 April 2015 at 16:29

      This are black attacking black this is obscene am in a foreign land thinking of this makes me scared cos they do say d same thing blacks taking their jobs Gos protect me and my family oversea

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  3. Unknown15 April 2015 at 15:14

    The government should pls do something about dis

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  4. Unknown15 April 2015 at 15:14

    Jeez!! This is serious! Something needs to be done.

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  5. Unknown15 April 2015 at 15:14

    N der govt is doing notin 2 calm d situation? Nawa o

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  6. Unknown15 April 2015 at 15:15

    N der govt is doing notin 2 calm d situation? Nawa o

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  7. Alloy Chikezie15 April 2015 at 15:15

    The SA government need to act fast before the insane violence gets out of hand

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  8. Unknown15 April 2015 at 15:17

    Wht a shame to SA. Dis is degrading, and bad image.

    MTN netwrk in terms of internet services r too poor. Dis guys r just milking us.

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    1. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 15:46

      Exactly. I don't know why blacks act like this, especially south Africans. Because they cannot collect their shit or try to compete with the white man, they start hunting ppl of their own race. I know ppl that live in SA and they say that the black south Africans hate people from other African countries. They can just kill you because you African. The hate is too much. Let us love one another, that's the only way we can grow

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    2. Megoli15 April 2015 at 15:54

      Etisalat is da bomb

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    3. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 18:49

      Mtn and dstv making millions from us daily and they have the guts to kill out brodas and all we do is come here and make stupid comments.if not for us south Africans will still be in bondage.nonsense

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  9. Quiny15 April 2015 at 15:18

    Seriously praying for God's peace all over d world. D chaos getting out f hand.

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  10. Unknown15 April 2015 at 15:19

    Nah wah o, this is becoming serious o and their government is not saying or doing anything about this

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  11. Unknown15 April 2015 at 15:21

    a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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    Useless fools....
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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  12. lami15 April 2015 at 15:21

    This sad , the south africans are fighting their fellow africans.

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  13. BONARIO NNAGS15 April 2015 at 15:22

    This is has gotten out of hand.

    ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

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  14. Unknown15 April 2015 at 15:28

    So SA president don't wanna do anything
    about this?
    This is so sad and painful.

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  15. Unknown15 April 2015 at 15:30

    run for your life

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  16. Unknown15 April 2015 at 15:31

    And what is their government doing about this?
    It seems they're in support of this so called zulu boys.

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  17. Unknown15 April 2015 at 15:33

    Dis is nt gud at all,nija govt shuld do smtin abt dat,i trust d UK, dey always protect dr citizen..

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  18. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 15:36

    bad, too bad. pls my naija brethren, come home

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  19. mtchwww15 April 2015 at 15:37

    bastard country with bastard people. Let me hear all this useless banky w and p square go and be making their economy richer by shooting videos there or vacationing there. Does their govt even know this is bad for them financially or they gleefully, quietly enjoy watching bastard blacks destroy themselves once again?

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  20. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 15:38

    Their govt needs to step in. Their economy is about to go down hill with this. But then again the great 8 has never been concerned with violence or unrest out of Africa so this is just sad

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  21. Amy15 April 2015 at 15:44

    SA is back again with violence. They should know better, knowing where they are coming from. And where are the security men in all these? Have they been subdued?

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  22. Esang15 April 2015 at 15:46

    Man inhumanity to man,i pray something is done quickly about it.

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  23. biijay15 April 2015 at 15:53

    Na wah oo!SA govt should do something

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  24. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 15:54

    It seems the South African government kinda support these guys..this things has been happening on a small scale before ..now it has grown out of control..it's a big shame on SA gov...how would they (SA Gov.) feel if young guys starts setting ablaze all SA. Businesses in Nigeria.. they better put all dis retards under control.

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  25. McCarthy15 April 2015 at 15:55

    What is the south African and Nigerian government doing about this? Please every human life is important but as a nation we should let other nations know that we value the lives of our citizens and there will be consequences if we are threatened or killed in a foreign land. We are the biggest nation in Africa and it's high time other nations begin to respect us.

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  26. yawanow15 April 2015 at 15:58

    This is not the kind of life Mandela (May his soul rest in peace) envisioned. Its bad image for his legacy and for south Africa considering its popularity in the world.

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  27. yawanow15 April 2015 at 15:59

    This is not the kind of life Mandala (may his soul rest in peace) envisioned. Its bad image for his legacy and south Africa considering its popularity in the world.

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  28. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 16:00

    SA government please intervene, Please Nigerians in SA becalm and remain steadfastness, and keep praying for our beloved country country to return back to her foundational father - original statuesque . where all of us in diaspora will deem it fit to return home after few years of Buhari Administration.

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  29. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 16:04

    Dearest Nigerians calm down. We don't deny the problems in SA but what you have to know is there are no dead bodies on the streets of Joburg right now. The people that have closed shop are doing it for precaution. The streets right now are filled with specialist riot police and everyone is going about their business. Most of these attacks are happening in the poor areas where the poor turn on the poor. In middle to upper class area and uptown there is nothing. What is being reported as shops here in SA we call them tuck shops that are opened in the townships mainly with a few downtown shops where they sell goods from Dubai, China etc. Be wary of media sensation. You brothers and sisters are well and alive. It is true the atmosphere is intimidating but that happens if you are foreigner sometimes.

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  30. Unknown15 April 2015 at 16:09

    Dz is a shame on south Africa

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  31. sean15 April 2015 at 16:17

    Na wa o

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  32. Unknown15 April 2015 at 16:18

    What nonsense is this....they need to come to thier senses,aint no one telling them not to work and make money...Lazy asses.

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  33. Unknown15 April 2015 at 16:20

    Killing your fellow African brothers....you should all be ashamed of yourself.

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  34. Unknown15 April 2015 at 16:20

    So sad what a shame!!!Gid have mercy JC

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  35. sheyonzo15 April 2015 at 16:23

    this has to come to an end. sa government have to take a quick action on diz

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  36. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 16:26

    I can't believe such atrocities is happening. u would think they would have learn from apartheid but i guess not. Their base of these attacks is the fact that foreigners are taking their jobs but if you go to school and have the mental tendency to be entrepreneurs just like these foreign africans, then you won't have to worry about them taking ur jobs.

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  37. rossy15 April 2015 at 16:30

    Too bad. Can't the zulus work hard to get what they want? Why attack innocent people making their cool cash? Na wa o. Noting person no go hear

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  38. Unknown15 April 2015 at 16:38

    This is serious o. Government needs to act fast. However, this is the right time for government to revive our economy so that our people can come home to build the nation together. Honestly there is nothing like home

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  39. LISNAAN15 April 2015 at 16:39

    THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND.THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST RISE AND ADRESS THIS EVIL BEFORE IT BECOME SOMETHING ELSE.I JUST HATE THIS WICKEDNESS THAT IS BEING UNLEASHED ON HONEST AFRICANS WHO ARE WORKING FOR THEIR DAILY BREAD.

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  40. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 16:39

    this people are wicked

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  41. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 16:48

    What's happening. What's SA govt doing to resolve this?

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  42. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 16:50

    While I sympathise with the Nigerians and other nationals there, I hope no one will go there and tell them that it is no man's land

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  43. Unknown15 April 2015 at 16:50

    SA is becoming something else. They should remember that we're all inter-woven. This is a sign of a failed government.

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  44. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 16:54

    And what is the government of SA doing?

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  45. Unknown15 April 2015 at 16:55

    Let's make our own country better; see south Africans hating on other countries that helped them fight for their freedom....

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  46. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 16:56

    They should also acquire firearms and protect themselves since government is not responding. Protect yourself dudes

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  47. Unknown15 April 2015 at 17:03

    Where is the law ni?

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  48. Unknown15 April 2015 at 17:03

    This was they did some couple of years back and mistakenly killed Lucky Dube thinking he was a Nigerian.

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  49. Unknown15 April 2015 at 17:21

    Why did we help these pple during apartheid sef? We would have allowed the whites to wipe them mtchewww. misplaced aggression.

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  50. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 17:35

    Rosie Said.......This eerie silence from the security agencies and the South African government is very ominous.

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  51. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 17:39

    If it's Jonathan now the whole zoo called nigeria in collaboration with the if cnn will not let the word rest. It will be breaking news for the rest of the week. Mad people called nigeria

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  52. Subomi15 April 2015 at 17:49

    ....and government is still acting like they are not informed

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  53. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 17:53

    My own na the light matter wey I don de yarn since say make dem give us light for Randle avenue...before this heat kee persin abeg o.na beg I take beg ona.

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  54. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 18:10

    These South Africans behave like fools, imagine killing your fellow African brothers. For what? That's why the white men treated them like trash during apartheid

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  55. treasures ( new dawn����)15 April 2015 at 18:37

    This is what Nigerians can never do,we are too weak to fight for what is ours, look at all these Indians and Chinese ppl milking us dry,doing less job n collecting higher pay than Nigerians, our president elect must do some thing about it,else something like this is bound to happen here. Kidnapping is just a child's play o

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  56. Unknown15 April 2015 at 18:51

    So sad so GMB start developing Naija fast.In your manifesto you have solution to all d problems of NG. I wish u luck.

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  57. Unknown15 April 2015 at 18:53

    @Royal Priesthood GMB will do all things including MTN poor network service.Just exercise a little patience.

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  58. Unknown15 April 2015 at 18:53

    So sad so GMB start developing Naija fast.In your manifesto you have solution to all d problems of NG. I wish u luck.

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  59. Unknown15 April 2015 at 18:57

    Its just biff! Lazy SA boys

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  60. Unknown15 April 2015 at 19:01

    Traditional rulers should stop hate speeches.. This is a product of such.. God help the immigrants

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  61. Anonymous15 April 2015 at 20:02

    It is funny people.r.sayin SA govt should do something..don't u read news? Have u not been reading about how their police men maltreat Nigerians... what protection r u expecting please. Redirect complaints to where it will matter.

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  62. Unknown15 April 2015 at 20:02

    my friend stop talking shit where did you get the news that Nigerians were killed, go get your facts straight am in south Africa and nobody is disturbing Nigerians.

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  63. Unknown15 April 2015 at 20:22

    nawa oooo.i hope this madness comes to an end soon.

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  64. Unknown15 April 2015 at 21:08

    What is the government doing about this biko nu, abeg dey shuld do somtin b4 dey finish slaughtering pple like animals.



    Cutevivylaura@gmail.com

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  65. Unknown15 April 2015 at 21:08

    What is the government doing about this biko nu, abeg dey shuld do somtin b4 dey finish slaughtering pple like animals.



    Cutevivylaura@gmail.com

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  66. Unknown15 April 2015 at 21:09

    What is the government doing about this biko nu, abeg dey shuld do somtin b4 dey finish slaughtering pple like animals.



    Cutevivylaura@gmail.com

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  67. Unknown15 April 2015 at 21:09

    What is the government doing about this biko nu, abeg dey shuld do somtin b4 dey finish slaughtering pple like animals.



    Cutevivylaura@gmail.com

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  68. Unknown15 April 2015 at 21:10

    What is the government doing about this biko nu, abeg dey shuld do somtin b4 dey finish slaughtering pple like animals.



    Cutevivylaura@gmail.com

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  69. Unknown15 April 2015 at 21:10

    What is the government doing about this biko nu, abeg dey shuld do somtin b4 dey finish slaughtering pple like animals.



    Cutevivylaura@gmail.com

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  70. Unknown15 April 2015 at 21:13

    What is the government doing about this biko nu, abeg dey shuld do somtin b4 dey finish slaughtering pple like animals.



    Cutevivylaura@gmail.com

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  71. Unknown15 April 2015 at 21:13

    What is the government doing about this biko nu, abeg dey shuld do somtin b4 dey finish slaughtering pple like animals.



    Cutevivylaura@gmail.com

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  72. Unknown15 April 2015 at 22:04

    What is the South African govt doing about this?

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  73. Unknown15 April 2015 at 22:17

    Senseless killings. And d police and military have hibernated? Check out the old granny driving the fastest accelerating car in the world at naijacarlovers.blogspot.com

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  74. Unknown16 April 2015 at 05:17

    We Nigerians will keep defending ourselves from those hoodlums..They will be battered if they try to attack..We watch our backs #saynotoxenophobia

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  75. Anonymous16 April 2015 at 12:44

    South Africans are cowards and brainless. Is this what Mandela and Tutu fought for?

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  76. Unknown26 April 2015 at 01:45

    They should please come back home

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