In South Africa, police and the governing ANC party have stepped up efforts to stop a wave of anti-foreigner violence.
The unrest has now killed 24 people. President Thabo Mbeki has condemned what he called the "shameful and criminal" violence. Mobs of South Africans have been roaming townships and central Johannesburg, looking for foreigners. Some 13,000 people have sought refuge in police stations, churches and community halls. There are believed to be as many as five million foreigners living in South Africa - most are Zimbabweans fleeing poverty and violence at home.
(Deutsche Deadly clashes in Johannesburg ...
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