Comments on: Archbishop (Emeritus) Desmond Tutu, Your comment on Sri Lanka http://lankadailynews.com/2008/05/archbishop-emeritus-desmond-tutu/ Latest Sri Lanka news updates Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:36:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: justn http://lankadailynews.com/2008/05/archbishop-emeritus-desmond-tutu/comment-page-1/#comment-11 justn Tue, 27 May 2008 04:39:19 +0000 http://lankadailynews.com/?p=7#comment-11 <strong>Thousands flee South Africa attacks</strong> Some 6,000 people have fled a wave of attacks on foreigners in South Africa, which has left at least 22 dead, aid workers say. "This is a classic refugee situation," Rachel Cohen from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) told the BBC. Many of those who have sought refuge in police stations, churches and community halls are Zimbabweans, who have fled violence and poverty at home. Up to three million Zimbabweans are thought to be in South Africa. The BBC's Caroline Hawley in Johannesburg says the immigrants have become a scapegoat for social problems, such as unemployment, crime and a lack of housing. BBC <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7407914.stm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Full Story</a> Thousands flee South Africa attacks

Some 6,000 people have fled a wave of attacks on foreigners in South Africa, which has left at least 22 dead, aid workers say.

“This is a classic refugee situation,” Rachel Cohen from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) told the BBC.
Many of those who have sought refuge in police stations, churches and community halls are Zimbabweans, who have fled violence and poverty at home.

Up to three million Zimbabweans are thought to be in South Africa.

The BBC’s Caroline Hawley in Johannesburg says the immigrants have become a scapegoat for social problems, such as unemployment, crime and a lack of housing.
BBC Full Story

]]> By: kumar http://lankadailynews.com/2008/05/archbishop-emeritus-desmond-tutu/comment-page-1/#comment-10 kumar Tue, 27 May 2008 04:35:46 +0000 http://lankadailynews.com/?p=7#comment-10 <strong>Hunted down and burnt alive for being a migrant in TUTU's Backyard</strong> The man they called Mugza had come to Johannesburg in search of a job and dignity. Instead he was burnt alive in broad daylight last Sunday. His only crime: being a foreigner competing for low-paid work in a city swept by hate and xenophobia. Today Mugza lies in Johannesburg’s Germiston morgue, his hideously charred body unclaimed by friends or family. In 28 days he will be buried in a pauper’s grave. <a href="http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items08/260508-1.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Full Story - Lankaweb</a> Hunted down and burnt alive for being a migrant in TUTU’s Backyard
The man they called Mugza had come to Johannesburg in search of a job and dignity. Instead he was burnt alive in broad daylight last Sunday. His only crime: being a foreigner competing for low-paid work in a city swept by hate and xenophobia. Today Mugza lies in Johannesburg’s Germiston morgue, his hideously charred body unclaimed by friends or family. In 28 days he will be buried in a pauper’s grave.
Full Story – Lankaweb

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