The immigrants, many of whom are on asylum visas and as such are not allowed to 'work locally', have lost their spaza shops and corner cafes to violent evictions and looting over the last week.
The sh*t hit the fan when the Zulu king, Goodwill -- ironic -- Zwelintini, called for all foreign nationals to leave South Africa. As we all know, South Africa's traditional leaders are experts in socio-economic and micro-environmental management policy... uhm.
Foreigners reportedly don't feel as if the police are doing enough to protect them from these crimes, even though hoardes of SAPS have been bussed into the area. Oh honey, it's not just you.... Welcome to Mzanzi, enjoy your stay.