Malawian activists have called on citizens to boycott South African-owned shops following the xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
[contextly_sidebar id=”HPrKHSSY6AJAtftkJQ3x7YXKcOL7Rhft”]The shops have since remained closed and leading South African chain stores are under heavy Police protection due to fears of a possible reprisal attack.
The boycott they say is to send a “symbolic message” to South Africans
The xenophobic attacks which has been ongoing for about three weeks now has so far claimed about 10 lives and has rendered about 5,000 persons homeless.
Hundreds of Malawians have been evacuated from South Africa.
In Ghana however, the Foreign Affairs Ministry has indicated that Ghanaian nationals living in South Africa are unwilling to return home.
Nonetheless, evacuation plans are said to be in place for persons who are willing to return.
There were earlier reports that some Ghanaians had been killed in the attacks but the South African High Commissioner to Ghana, Lulama Xingwana denied the media reports.
Meanwhile, in Ghana, there is heavy Police presence on the premises of the South African High Commission for fear of reprisal attacks
By: Efua Idan Osam/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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