South Africa police investigate killing of two Mozambican men

Two men from Mozambique were killed successful South Africa's Mossel Bay, authorities person said.

In an earlier statement, the Mozambican authorities said 5 of its nationals had been killed "as a nonstop effect of xenophobic attacks". But the constabulary successful South Africa did not springiness a motive and an probe is ongoing.

Tensions person been rising successful South Africa successful caller weeks pursuing protests calling for tougher enactment against amerciable migration. Some African nations accidental it has resulted successful unit against their citizens, which South African authorities person not confirmed.

The deaths of the men aged 27 and 43 connected Saturday follows unit successful the Western Cape the time before.

In releasing these details, the South African constabulary said connected Tuesday that they wanted to "set the grounds straight".

In a abstracted incident, officers said an 18-year-old South African antheral was stabbed to decease successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday, successful what was perchance a botched robbery. No arrests person been made.

On Friday, convulsive unrest swept done a colony successful KwaNonqaba, during which much than 50 shacks were acceptable connected fire.

Five radical person been arrested successful transportation with the arson, authorities person said.

While the South African constabulary connection confirmed the killings of the 2 Mozambican men, Maputo said 5 of its citizens had been killed.

The Mozambique authorities alleged that 800 of its citizens had been "victims of xenophobic attacks" during Friday's violence.

It added 300 radical had near South Africa connected Saturday to instrumentality to Mozambique and the remaining 500 were owed to follow. Two radical died successful a roadworthy accident.

South African protesters person accused undocumented migrants of placing unit connected nationalist services, arsenic good arsenic being progressive successful crime, and person called connected the authorities to fortify migration enforcement, resulting successful rising anti-foreigner sentiment.

Several African countries including Kenya, Malawi, Lesotho and Zimbabwe person advised their citizens to stay vigilant.

Police person not confirmed immoderate attacks connected foreigners, though the authorities has condemned "criminal acts" directed astatine overseas nationals.

According to authoritative figures, South Africa is location to much than 3 cardinal foreigners, oregon astir 5% of the population, but determination are believed to beryllium galore much without papers.

Protest radical March and March has acceptable an unofficial deadline for each undocumented immigrants to permission the state by 30 June, arsenic demonstrations proceed up of section elections owed to beryllium held aboriginal this year.

Xenophobia has agelong been an contented successful the state and has been accompanied by occasional outbursts of deadly attacks.