Loot, Empty Shops, Destroyed Properties: See the street of SA as 'xenophobic' attacks increase

The demands by South Africans for foreign workers and business owners to leave their country, which has been termed xenophobia, appears to be on the increase despite the legal problems of the activist leading the charge.

Over the weekend, multiple reports confirmed the destruction of properties owned by foreign nationals or looted.

A report by Al Jazeera showed shops in Escourt owned by Kenyans, Pakistanis and other foreign nationals ransacked.

The windows and entrances of the businesses were destroyed, and their contents were either looted, torn to shreds or destroyed.

Other videos showed locals breaking into shops that were closed and looting from them.

Multiple shops and businesses could be seen closed on some streets in other videos.

From the reports, the demands for foreign nationals to leave South Africa are more widespread and have the backing of politicians in South Africa.

According to a report by sabcnews.com, the Mayor of Escourt, for instance, gave foreign shop owners 21 days to leave the town.

Even though most of these foreign businesses are legally registered, Mayor Myezwa is reported to have told the shop owners during a meeting that they had overrun the town and did not contribute to the community.

Meanwhile, the Government of Ghana is screening over 600 Ghanaians to be evacuated from South Africa.

This follows an initial evacuation of 300 Ghanaians from South Africa due to the xenophobic attacks.

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