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Ghana’s High Commission in South Africa has confirmed the death of
four Ghanaians in the rainbow nation, which has been rocked with
violence in the past week.
A man, two women and a baby were discovered dead in a salon in Heibron
in Free State, South Africa.
The embassy is yet to establish the cause of the deaths of the
individuals, however embassy reps have revealed that initial police
reports state the salon in which the bodies were discovered had been
locked up.
According to the Embassy, the bodies have since been removed for post
mortem examinations to be conducted.
Earlier sources indicated that the four had gone missing for three
days and that concerned individuals went in search of them. The
reports suggested that the four may have been killed by armed youth
protesting the takeover of local jobs by immigrants.
In related news, South African President Jacob Zuma has sworn to put
an end to the attacks.
Mr Zuma, on a visit to a refugee camp in the port of Durban, made this
promise to foreigners displaced in the xenophobic attacks.
He told the immigrants that the ongoing violence goes against South
African values and he would bring it all to an end.
Mr Zuma’s words were met with jeering from some in the crowd who
accused him of acting too slowly.
South Africa has been hit with a recent wave of xenophobic attacks,
following alleged statement from Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini calling
for foreigners to “go back to their countries”. However, he says his
comments were distorted.
Official data suggests there are about two million foreign nationals
in South Africa, about 4% of the total population. But some estimates
put the number of immigrants at five million.
Credit: Myjoyonline.com
