Citi Business News has learnt several Ghanaian businesses based in South Africa have been forced to shut down following the latest xenophobic attacks there.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”xNur2scuBTUZoqTgi3xoSmvmTHmFIsxI”]Some Ghanaian owned businesses have been looted; while others have closed down to avoid being targeted by locals.<\/p>\n
Five people have so far been killed in what has been described as the worst xenophobic violence in years.<\/p>\n
In an interview with Citi Business News, the South African High Commissioner to Ghana, Lulama Xingwana assured that a ministerial task team has been set up by South African President Zuma to immediately address the issue.<\/p>\n
The latest violence follows comments by the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, that foreigners should \u201cpack their bags\u201d and leave.<\/p>\n
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By: Rabiu Alhassan\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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