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After a Week of Xenophobic Attacks, South Africa Grapples for Answers

Salem Solomon

   Peter Clottey andDawitGelmo contributed to this report.
   ZerihunTabo, an Ethiopian shopkeeper, surveyed the wreckage of his
   neighborhood store in Johannesburg, South Africa, this week, after
   looters pillaged it.
   "I can't even express what happened. It's so heavy. It's very
   difficult," he said.
   Zerihunis one of dozens of victims of xenophobic attacks that have
   spread across the country in recent days, killing at least five and
   destroying the livelihoods of many more. In an [1]interview with VOA's
   Amharic service,Zerihunpondered his future and that of other foreigners
   living in South Africa.
   "I used to sell bottles in my store, but I have no hope in this
   country," he said, "after working hard and building something for so
   many years and losing it all at once. It's ugly."

References

   1. https://amharic.voanews.com/a/ethipoia-condemns-xonophobic-violence-in-south-africa-09-04-19/5070423.html

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