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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