‘They’ll go back Home in Coffins’
February 1, 2010 by Webmaster · Leave a Comment
The Standard – More than 2 000 Zimbabwean immigrants are under siege again in the volatile farming area of De Doorns in South Africa’s Western Cape about 100 km outside Cape Town. The Zimbabweans are currently accommodated by United Nations and Red Cross at a local sports field after locals drove them out of their homes at the beginning of December last year.
South Africans from the local townships have publicly warned the traumatised Zimbabweans that if they return to the townships, they would go back to their country in coffins.
The authorities are taking the threats seriously. Zimbabweans are even afraid to go to the shops for fear of being attacked.
While the authorities are trying their best to make foreigners feel welcome, the locals have made it clear they are not wanted. Zimbabweans in Cape Town top the list of the most hated African immigrants.
In De Doorns the locals also accuse the Zimbabweans of depriving them of income by accepting to work for lower wages.
