South African police minister Bheki Cele Monday said criminality, not xenophobia, should be blamed for the attacks on foreign-owned businesses in the country.
“Nothing… has sparked any form of conflict between the South African and foreign nationals,” Cele said.
Cele’s comment contrasted the views of Nigerian, Ethiopian and Zambian authorities after many businesses owned non-South Africans were singled out and destroyed by irate mobs, forcing Nigeria to vow “definitive measures.” Read more