Fear and looting in Soweto: inside the latest xenophobic nightmare

Hooligans were on the rampage, looting foreign-owned shops and causing chaos. As the terrifying scenes played out around her, an unemployed single mother of three had to beg a mob not to smash her home on Wednesday night in White City, Soweto.

The mother, who requested anonymity, told Times Select on Thursday her children were still traumatised by what happened.

Unemployment, tax evasion and revenge over Joburg police raids last week are the reasons why Soweto foreign-owned shops were looted, bringing the township into chaos.

“A group of people came from town and said they want to avenge the violent attacks on the police by foreigners. They came here and started tearing down the store,” said Thabo Khumalo, a resident from White City.

She had been letting out space in her yard to a group of shopkeepers from Somalia, charging them R3,500 a month. With this not being the first attack, she’s now not sure if her tenants will return.

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Source: Timeslive