In the wake of the violence in the “Adu” area in the eastern Cape Province of South Africa, which killed 4 people and the displacement of hundreds, members of the Zimbabwean community expressed their deep sorrow, fear and feelings of guilt, and demanded the provision of protection and peace.
The beginning of the events is due to a fight that broke out last week in a bars between Zimbabwean citizens and others in South African, killing a local population, which caused a retaliatory reaction, in which he targeted random migrants.
Witnesses from the local residents confirmed that anger was exploded after the police released a suspect who was involved in the murder of the South African citizen.
Last Sunday, May 25, a number of population launched retaliatory attacks targeting foreign immigrants residing in the Valencia area of Adu in the eastern province of Kib.
The police described these attacks as “retaliatory attacks”, as crowds of angry people stormed the homes of migrants, forcing hundreds of families to flee at night in tragic circumstances.
According to local reports, some migrants had to stay overnight in police stations due to the reprisal wave of violence, while others resorted to a hall belonging to a church in Keibira.
The Zimbawi embassy in South Africa reported that 30 citizens were injured in recent events, 17 of whom are still in hospital.
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In a statement to ENCA News, a leader of the South Africa community in South Africa offered to apologize to the south people Africa He said, “We are the Zimbabwean who started this incident, by killing a South African citizen.” He added, “We ask for forgiveness … We did not come to South Africa To commit crimes, but rather in search of a living and a better life. “
For his part, the Zimbabweian immigrant Anwai Hongwani told Quran and App that he was still suffering from severe pain after being beaten with iron tools, indicating that he almost died had it not been for his wife who saved him courageously, and added, “I do not want to hear anything about Valencia, I was beaten for no reason, and if not for my wife, I would now be in the presence of the dead.”