Gauteng attacks are criminal, not xenophobic, Bheki Cele says
Looters do not know the nationality of shop owners, police minister tells MPs
10 September 2019 - 20:13
Police minister Bheki Cele insisted on Tuesday that the latest wave of attacks ostensibly targeted at foreign nationals were not xenophobic, but acts of criminality.
Speaking in a parliamentary debate on the recent incidents of femicide and violent protests and looting mainly in Gauteng, Cele said the narrative that only foreign shops are being targeted is false...
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