Johannesburg Protests

Five people have been killed in what many call xenophobic attacks in South Africa, the police say as President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed to clamp down on what he described as "acts of wanton violence" and the African Union and Nigeria sounded the alarm. Police fired rubber bullets and arrested 189 people in the township of Alexandra on Tuesday, a day after clashing with looters who local media said targeted foreign-owned businesses in several parts of the city. Most of the deceased were South Africans, police said. All this happens at a time when South Africa is hosting the World Economic Lirandzu Themba Spokesperson: Minister of PoliceHugo Van der Merwe Director: Research Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)