South Africa violence and looting enters second day
Today we focus entirely on the violent events taking place in South Africa
President Ramaphosa speaks out against xenophobic attacks and looting which has entered its second day. African diaspora groups reject the police minister's claim it is not targeting mainly foreign shop owners.
Several African governments have expressed concerns about their citizens based in south Africa. Nigeria's President Buhari sends a special envoy to Pretoria. Our correspondent, Mayeni Jones tells us about its mission
But other acts of violence are also causing a storm in South Africa. Following the rape and murder of a 19 year old girl, women have taken to Twitter to ask ' #AmINext '?
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