5 hours ago A diplomatic enactment has erupted betwixt South Africa and Ghana, implicit claims that a Ghanaian antheral was killed during anti-migrant protests, which South African officials deny.
Ghana's Foreign Affairs ministry said it had received with "profound shock" reports that Bashiru Isak, 40, had been changeable dormant connected Tuesday successful Cape Town's Khayelitsha's township. It said it had sent a ceremonial protestation enactment and filed a ailment with the police.
South Africa's justness curate responded by expressing interest "that Ghanaian authorities proceed to pass mendacious accusation astir South Africa regarding developments connected irregular migration".
The constabulary said they had "no grounds of the Khayelitsha murder".
They did accidental they were investigating the killing, a time earlier, of 35-year-old Ghanaian Kwabena Boagen successful extortion-linked transgression successful a antithetic Cape Town township, Nyanga.
South African constabulary said Boagen lived successful Khayelitsha country but worked successful Nyanga, wherever the transgression occurred. It said a post-mortem was being done successful enactment with its protocols.
The constabulary had earlier told the BBC that suspects entered the barbershop wherever Boagen was moving and demanded wealth from him earlier helium was shot. The suspects fled the country and truthful acold nary arrests person been made.
Referring to the connection by Ghanaian authorities, the constabulary said: "An earnest plea is made to the authorities successful question to supply details of the Khayelitsha incidental to the [police] successful bid for the substance to beryllium probed further."
South African overseas ministry authoritative Clayson Monyela told the BBC that claims linking the Ghanaian's decease to the anti-migrant protests were a "fabricated tale".
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