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A foreign national holds a machete to protect himself after clashes broke out between a group of locals and police in Durban on 14 April 2015 in ongoing violence against foreign nationals in Durban, South Africa Foreigners have been arming themselves after coming under attack
Malawi says it will repatriate its nationals from South Africa, following an upsurge in xenophobic violence.
At least five foreigners, including a 14-year-old boy, have been killed in attacks in South Africa's coastal city of Durban since last week.
Some foreign-owned shops in the main city Johannesburg have shut amid fears that the violence could spread.
Zimbabwe has also condemned the attacks, blamed on locals who accuse foreigners of taking their jobs.
Tens of thousands of foreigners, mostly from other African states and Asia, have moved to South Africa since white-minority rule ended in 1994. At least 62 people died in xenophobic attacks that swept South Africa in 2008.
Members of the South African Police Services (SAPS) try to control a protester after clashes broke out between a group of locals and police in Durban on 14 April 2015 . The government has ordered police to step up efforts to protect foreigners
Malawi is the only country which has so far decided to repatriate its citizens.
Information Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa said the first group would return at the weekend.
About 420 Malawians are reportedly living in refugee camps in Durban after fleeing the violence, he said.
The BBC's Raphael Tenthani reports from Blantyre that he received a call from a Malawian in Durban who said saw he some Malawians being killed - including a close friend who was burned alive.
South African men run from police as rioting and looting was quelled during anti-foreigner violence in Durban 14 April 2015
Local gangs accuse of foreigners of taking their jobs
Shops closed in Johannesburg (15 April 2015)
Foreigners have shut their shops in Johannesburg to prevent looting
Mr Nankhumwa called on the African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) to intervene to help protect foreigners.
"This is unfortunate coming at a time we are working on regional integration," he said at a press conference.
"We urge the government of South Africa to protect foreigners," he added.
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At the scene: Milton Nkosi, BBC News
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Milton Nkosi reports from a makeshift refugee camp in Durban
Standing in the middle of a football field that has been turned into a refugee camp overnight in Durban's Chatsworth township, one cannot help but feel ashamed of being South African.
There are white and green tents dotted around housing destitute African migrant families who fled the violence meted out to them by their South African hosts.
Two weeks ago locals began attacking and looting properties owned by fellow Africans, calling them "kwerekwere", a derogatory word for African migrants.
I did not even have to ask Memory Mahlatini, a Zimbabwean who works as a nanny, what happened to her because her story was written all over her face.
Her eyes alone made me look down in shame as she explained how a group of South Africans came to her rented home last Monday evening just as they were preparing to sleep and demanded that they go back to where they came from.
Fear and shame in South Africa
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In total, the violence has left about 5,000 foreigners homeless in Durban, the main city in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, local media reports.
On Wednesday, the violence spread to the province's second city, Pietermaritzburg, where foreign-owned shops were looted.
Verulam, a town about 30km (18 miles) north of Durban, has been hit by similar violence.
The government has ordered police to step up patrols to prevent the violence from escalating.
The governing African National Congress (ANC) said in a statement that South Africans should "hang our heads in shame in the face of these misguided and misplaced assaults".
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has been accused of fuelling xenophobia after he was widely quoted as saying at a meeting last month that foreigners should "please go back to their countries".
He denied being xenophobic and claimed he had been mistranslated.
South Africa's official unemployment rate stands at 24%, but some analysts believe that it is much higher.
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morethanadoll:
I'm not big into politics, but I will give my opinion on this post in shining some light on the topic due to being an American. World leaders were probably gathered in France because these are countries that work TOGETHER and not AGAINST each other. In America, we have our own issues and politicians don't mind dabbling in other countries issues from time to time. But why must America be the entire planet's savior
? I only assumed this since you didn't point out any other country. Let me ask this. If there was a major crisis occurring here, would the Nigerian government send troops to help us? I truly doubt that. The United States used to send BILLIONS of dollars to Nigeria EVERY year in order to "better" the country. But what happens to the money? The corrupt government takes it all. It's public record. Google it. The U.S. will not support a president that promotes Sharia law or one that does a poor job of protecting its citizens and military personnel.

But your so called country has the right to meddle into another countrys affair... no nation is an island , just the way Nigeria help in some trouble country in west Africa that is how other countries asist one another in comparting problems..why didnt America fight Isis Alone... we are not asking for for America to come and be our saviour, all we a were asking was for america to sell arms to us to fight this same insurgencies that they have been demonizing our president for his inability to fight through their bias media houses... yet they refuse to sell us .They even went as far as sabotaging our effort to purchase of arms from Israel and South Africa...because of what they called Human Right abuse...hahahaha..I laugh in swahili..America is a Hypocrite... you are here talking rubbish of what do dont know... Nigeria will never ask America to come and save them..all they ask was Sales arms...thanks God we have been able to bush the Boko Haram back as a result of a combined effort of a regional formed military force within Africa .It has really ton down the daily bombing without your countries Helping and telling the whole world of how you have save the poor souls and how their people are crying and dying of starvation..yet your media houses such as the CNN and BBC take such much delight in report false news which are sometimes exaggerated... to present us as a weak and helpless country to the world. but our God is behind us...so please shut up and come down from your high horse because America is no our friend.

Kenya is beautiful..and has lovely culture and people. I want the Kenyans here to disregard the Somalis here that are making trouble. don't blame them.. they know nothing but war, hunger and famine..so they wish the rest of Africa will join them to be war turn countries by provoking them to start a war...there is a saying that a bitter and troubled man knows nothing but bitterness ,sadness and sorrows. they derive pleasure in causing people pain..just pretend they dont exist here. cheers..A friend from Nigeria

Thief pikin, you still get mouth to talk. you should cover your head in shame. your papa thief well well no be small..Omo ole the great

I have been seeing hate speeches and threat flyig all around the social media, especially here on Naira Land because of the election fever.Now the election is over....while the Kay player of this election have sheath their sword and conceded defeat for those that have lost and others jubilate over their victory... now i would like every tribal war to equally be put to an end and forgive those that have offended you....we are one Nigeria be it Yoruba ...Igbo....Hausa.... we are are one.. we must clean our mind from every hate we have toward other ethnic group that must have occurred during the election.. we need one another.... it is better we stand as one and be stronger than fight and fall apart and become a mockery before the rest of the world.
If Nigeria is on fire today where will 170 million Nigerians run to? Other West Africa countries cannot contain the influx of millions of refugees that will emerge nor will they have the resources to sustain us....is it South Africa..they are no longer our allies they would rather we burn to death that lift a finger to help us... they will so close their door in our face..Nigeria need to stand strong and healthy, devoid of ethnic and religious bigotry for us and the rest of West Africa...GOD BLESS THE YORUBAS , THE IGBO AND THE HAUSAS'AND ABOVE ALL, GOD BLESS THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

Sunnybobo3:
Can you tell me how Igbo people won't give you what they get from you?

Anybody who have lived in the SE know that the Igbos do not care where anyone comes from. The only phobia people have is that of competition.

rily? They are not as accommodation as the Yorubas. I serve there so i know better before i did my transfer to Ogun state s.I am from the Niger Delta..dont paint blue and call it white

DukeNija:
Story! Lagos remains a no mans land. Who are the lagosians and how many percent of the population of the lagos do they makeup? Abeg leave story

Then I believe Anambra, Onisha , Enugu,Abia and some other Igbo commercial State are no mans land too, since All Nigerians from all ethnic group reside there.... I am from the Niger Delta....I will not support what is bad... please... do not do in another man land what you know you would never stand or tolerate in your own land... please. You are free to travel to Lagos since you are a Nigerian, work and pay to your tax since you reside there... build your house there since you are equally a citizen of the country and other right given to us as a citizens to leave freely in all state of the federation but that should not give you the right tell the indigenes of Lagos that its a no man land... by doing that you are bound to steer up bitterness among Locals of the state...election is over stop all this madness please

MduZA:
last time you were saying that you are a maths teacher in SA...keep on crying...south Africans are cleaning their country,so what?

south African are cleaning their countries by killing innocent foreigners going about their daily life abi? I feel sorry for you; that your country must have reduce you to this thing you call cleansing.... what would you call this type of cleansing? foreign national cleansing?...isn't it? I pray you guys remain important where you will never need the help of any of your African Brother in this continent...Nigerians as well as our other African brothers here in Africa are waiting for you guys.. we will make sure we shut all our doors toward you guys when you need help...no condition in this world is permanent. don't ever regard any African as your brothers.. you are not Africans..no wonder the white south Africa Regard you guys are savages.... we dont need you type around us..beside what are you doing here on Nairaland.. get out from here and go to your South African forum where you can rub mind together..people on Naira land are not monster and will not condole your action ... you are not well..i think you need be in a home. feeling sorry for you and the effect Apathied has done your psychic...

remove OOU you. na only half baked graduate dem dey produce due to the frequent . destiny waisters

Terrible looser they are. I just feel sorry for them when they go about ranting about how all their elections they lost have been rigged but smile to the high heavens when an opposition concede defeat. yeye party... and some educated people here cannot observe this despicable trend in APC..

martineverest:
The aniomas have gotten a fresh breathe....urhobos be wan pursue dem commot for delta state,same thing d ikweres dey do ijaws and co for rivers state....urhobo ppl no just get joy

You cannot in this life pusue the Urhobos from Delta State. you statement shows you are a child and very immature.. people that joined to vote for Okowa are now your enemies abi? sey you don start abi? instead of you to celebrate the victory of Dr Okowa you are here steering ethnic division. you better shut up and craw back to where you came from. yeye do you.

This clamor for Anioma state by the Delta Ibos for a very long time now...so what about if their wish is finally granted what in this present dispensation by the party in power APC what will now happen to the Governor Elect ..Dr Okowa.

Maser:
You voted in a confirmed tout instead of Dakuku because of your hatred for Amaechi, You'll soon be regreting your choice, that is if the tribunal does not save you from this mess.

AMeachi is a tout and a noise maker just like his party APC. we dont need the likes of Ameachi in River state.In-fact he should change his name to a yoruba name and relocate to Lagos and dine forever his God father Tinubu.APC yOU GUYS ARE Hypocrites who are good at pointing at another's misdeed when you are equally guilty of the same crime. I would rather vote for the known devils than to vote for a snake under the green grass. Apc please leave SS AND SE alone. join with your hausa friends and let us be...

SOUTH AFRICANS ON NAIRA LAND.. ARE THIS PEOPLE DRUGS PEDDLERS TOO?

OdenigboAroli:
I guess it's over for the opposition in Delta. Congrats to Ifeanyi Okowa.
Now,we have 6 Igbo governors.

our Nairaland Brothers from the South East State ... please you guys should leave our Delta Ibos brothers and sisters alone oooo. They are Deltans and not for the South East.... please oooo, though you guys have a common lineage and speak almost the same language but it should end there... when incident like this happens , people would no longer have an open mind to vote for people who are efficient for political position, irrespective of their tribe within a particular state.... Okowa is a Deltan and not from the south East...we are one in Delta State even though we have our differences. Please please just congratulate them and the open mindedness of the electorate and stop beating your chest that another Igbo man has conquered Delta State...Thanks.

13 Apr 2015
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Ifeanyi Okowa
Opposition Concedes Defeat, Congratulate Okowa
Okowa Dedicates Victory to God
From Victor Efeizomor In Asaba
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, has been declared the winner of the last Saturday’s Delta State governorship election, as he polled a total of 724,680 votes to defeat his Labour Party Peoples (LP) counterpart, Chief Great Ogboru who scored 130,028 votes.

The results which was announced at the INEC office in Asaba, by the State Returning Officer, Professor Bio Nyanayo, in the early hours of Monday after the initial delays in turning up of election results from the 25 local government areas, also saw the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor scoring 67,825 votes to come third in the election.


The victory of PDP in the state was received with wide jubilation in Asaba, the state capital and across the state as supporters of the PDP trooped out enmasse to celebrate the victory.

Okowa cruised home to victory in the election when he clinched 21 local government areas, out of the 25 local government areas in the state while Ogboru won only four council areas in the state. The APC candidate O’tega Emerhor did failed to win in any of the local government area.

Delta Opposition Concedes Defeat, Congratulate Okowa

The opposition parties in Delta State have conceded defeat and congratulated the PDP Governorship candidate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, over his victory at the just declared Delta State April 11, 2015, Governorship elections.

Working under the aegis of the Inter Party Advisory Council Of Gubernatorial Candidates in Delta State, IPAC, the opposition, in an exclusive statement issued at an emergency Press Conference in Asaba, said that, from the results received so far, it had been completely convinced that Senator Okowa has taken an unassailable lead in the governorship polls and will win the elections.

The statement, which was read by Mrs. Oluremi Mohammed, the Gubernatorial candidate of the People for Change Party, PDC, on behalf of the Inter Party Advisory Council Of Gubernatorial Candidates in Delta State IPAC, even as the last result from Aniocha North was till been awaited,stated thus, “Having received reports from all over the state and conscious of the voting trends in Delta State, we have received the results as and hereby concede victory to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Senator Ifeanyi Okowa.

The statement congratulated Senator Okowa and wished him success in providing democracy dividends to Deltans and while affirming that the election was free and fair, urged all governorship candidates in the April 11 elections to take the cue and do the same for the betterment and success of Delta state.

The statement was jointly signed by 7 of the 11 gubernatorial candidates of the opposition parties that contested the Governorship election in Delta State ; Mrs. Olurunmi Mohamed (PDC), Fran Igwebuike (PDM) Rev. A.R Onwubuya and J.A Breakfort, (ACD), Philip George (UPP), David Ashikodi (ACCORD), Elliot Awere (MPPP) and Ibordoh Emmanuel (APGA).

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http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/jubilation-in-delta-as-inec-declares-pdp-s-okowa-winner/206671/

BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT YET MATURED DEMOCRATICALLY.....TO THEM..POLITIC IS A DO OR DIE AFFAIR....The day Buhari and Tinubu will concede defeate then his followers would follow suit.

Okowa congratulations!! and to all my Delta Ibo Brothers and sisters. I be confirm Urhobo Girl but i supported Okowa Right from time...... To all the allegation of rigging... why is that any state PDP wins and APC loses is always alleged to have been Rigged.. why cant you APC accept defeat for once in your life... take a clue form all the PDP aspirant that contested.. they all conceded defeat even when there were some pocket of violence and irregularities in the election. Must you win every state..election for you APC is a do or Die affair .. you like receiving the congratulatory messages from your defeated opponent but you guys do not know how to concede defeat of send a congratulatory message when ever you have been defeated. shame on you. PARTY OF CHANGE IN DEED......CONGRATULATIONS OKOWA.....

madness in practice

Please my brothers and sisters in SA come back home oooo!! it is better to stay and managed with what you have in your country than die like a chicken in SA.....SOUTH AFRICANS are enemies of Nigeria... they lack love in their heart toward their fellow African brothers. kindly look around you , you will find out that Nigerians are not the only victims there..other citizens from Zimbabwe, Somalia etc are equally affected..they are blood suckers and they have large sympathizers that support this killing and butchering since they too cannot stand foreigners in their land. Branding and killing every foreigners or Nigerians as thief, criminals is not the way to go.. ...If we behave like South Africans, that means the every Chadians, Nigerien's will be tagged and killed as Boko Haram or enemy of the country. What about the some Indians, Lebanese or Chinese that are into some illegal business in Nigeria..they all would have been become endanger species in Nigeria..... SOUTH AFRICANS hide under the guise of Nigerians are drug peddlers, Nigerians are criminal .. Nigerian are this ... Nigerian that to perpetuate their deep rooted hatred they have for this Country and other African countries...monsters. you want to become Giant of AFRICA? HOW CAN YOU BECOME ONE WHEN YOU CANNOT EVEN STAND TO PROTECT YOUR OWN FELLOW BLACK MAN FROM THE RAIN. COME AND CLAIM THE TITLE NA.. NONSENCE

haaaa! the doll baby suffer for my hand. na so i dey use needle to insect attachment on the dolls head for it to have hairs to comb...hihi!

Get an alarm clock and set it for every one hrs to empty to bladder... do that for some time so that you will get use to waking up most time in the night to pee...that was how i stopped mine at the age of 20yrs.

APC... THE GANGSTER PARTY...FULL OF AGGRESSIVE MEMBERS... LET US WATCH AS THEY RUN THE HELM OF AFFAIR WITH THEIR GRA GRA....APC SHOULD LEARN FROM PDP... NA BY FORCE SEY EKITI PEOPLE NO VOTE FOR YOUR PARTY!!... APC IS AN AUTOCRATIC PARTY..THEY WOULD RATHER ALLOW THE COUNTRY TO GO ON FIRE THAT TO CONCEDE DEFEAT...WE ARE WATCHING....

smallJagaban:
I SUPPORT HIM FULLY. IBO SHOULD GO BACK TO THEIR LANDLOCKED REGION..
YORUBA VOTES IS ENOUGH FOR LAGOS.

IF ALL IGBO'S WHO ALSO INCLUDE ANYONE DAT DO NOT BELONG TO YORUBA AND HAUSA' TRIBE ARE CONSIDERED AS TENANT IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY.....THEN SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH YOUR LEVEL OF THINKING AS WELL AS THE OBA OF LAGOS. YOU THINK LAGOS WILL STILL GENERATE THE KIND OF MONEY ITS HAVING TODAY IF NON INDIGENES WERE ABSENT?...... WHEN YOU TALK WITHOUT THINKING THIS IS THE KIND OF WORDS THAT COMES OUT FROM YOUR MOUTH.. I M SURE YOU ARE NOT UP TO THE AGE OF 20 YRS....YEYE... MAKE ALL INDIGENE BEGIN DEY DRIVE ALL NON INDIGEN FROM EACH STATE IF NIGERIA WILL BE AN INTERESTING COUNTRY TO LIVE IN...WHEN IT TIME TO SHARE FROM THE OIL OF THE NIGER DELTA THEN THE MENTALITY OF ONE NIGERIA COMES TO MIND.....BUT ASIDE THAT WE ARE TENANT LIVING IN DIFFERENT STATE... I AM SAYING THIS TO THE YORUBA'S.... THIS DRUM OF HATE YOUR GUYS ARE BEATING I HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR INTOLERANT OF YOUR FELLOW CITIZEN...WE ARE WATCHING

I am Urhobo... OKOWA all the way... its time power shift goes to the Delta Ibos for a change..

Can you see a country so blessed and endowed with great resources?

Can you see the greenish land mass and the weather bright and friendly?

The coat of arms shows peace and strength and unity.

Talk about the beauty of the landscape

The plateaus and the rocks

Talk about the rivers like the Niger

Which flows from North to South?

The oils from the South South

The coal comes from the east

The hides and skin comes from the North

And the beaches of the west.

I love Nigeria my country, the pride of Africa

Oh great Nigeria my country, so rich in diverse ways

The farm crops grows all through the year with rains and sunny days

It’s made up of different ethnic groups with great culture

So I will serve Nigeria with all my heart and

I will tell the whole world it’s my country

I am proud to be a Nigerian

I am a true Nigerian who understands the mind set of an average Nigerian. This understanding was further enhanced by the fact that I am a full fledge Igbo man who knows the mind set of an Igbo man. I was born and breed in Lagos, I know the mind set of an average Yoruba man. I schooled in the north.... FEDERAL GOVT COLLEDGE DAURA Katsina state to be precise. so to a large extent, I know the mind set of an average Hausa/Fulani man. These are the major tribes of Nigeria. It hurts me badly to note that of all tribes in Nigeria, most of our brothers from the south west never see anything good in an Igbo man. Why? They seize any little opportunity to cast aspation on an Igbo man, portray him in a negative light and pass him off as a no good and a fraudulent person. These are the same people who have contributed immensely to the economic and infrastructural development of every nook and cranny of Nigeria. The western region have been known as election master riggers. An example is the 1964 general elections, 1979 election where they blatantly helped to rig out their very own Chief Obafemi Awolowo in favour of Shagari. In 1992, rigging was not possible.....all thanks to Humphrey Nwosu's option A4. The military govt of IBB annulled that credible election conducted by an Igbo man. In 2015 election, the social media is awash with negative unconfirmed allegations of manipulation in south east. More annoying is that these e-warriors tends to turn blind eyes to the irregularities in Oyo and Osun where there is also protests and they don't see anything wrong with kids being accredited for voting in the north. Everybody must not have the same ideology with u or support your political views. For the fact that the south east have chosen a path different from yours does not give u the leverage to cast aspation. Even twins born of the same mother sometime in life must go their separate ways. I stand to be corrected and I will be very happy if any of you will prove me wrong.
One love brethren. Let peace reign after every body must not belong to just a political party less democracy wont be interesting anymore...must everyone support your candidate? no.. its not by possible.. every one is entitle to who they wish to support and they should be respected for that..the e warriors on here should respect everybody's choice of candidate except you are a dictator at heart... this intolerance and hate message here on Naira-land is not necessary not healthy for us as a country... let us vote for who we wish to a support and join hand and assist any candidate that emerge as a winner.. after all everything is geared toward the good of Nigeria our country.... please please... Buhari has won... enough of the hate speeches going around.. congratulation messages are coming from people from left right and center even from some members from some opposition party..that is healthy politics....Buhari has won let us all join hand together and make Nigeria better... and ensure PDP does not die so that APC does not becomes drunk with power of monopoly.. God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria
by Chukwuemeka Onuigbo

Your topic betrayed your content....... and it shows your level of immaturity.. who are you then to now point finger at another, when you are equally an agent of HATE....away with you jo!! make we see road.. if you have ever seen the consequences of what hate speeches has done to a countries such as Rwada , then you wont be an agent of one.... abeg crawl back to where you are coming from and Nurse your bitterness in your own world less you infest an environment that is trying to see how frayed nerves can be calmed..... yeye.

Jumia sells substandard product especially cloths and shoes, which are over priced with very low quality... i used to patronize jumia alot but discovered i thier product were not durable... what pained most was a particular scandals i bought for N6000.. It got bad just the first day of wearing it out on date with my new guy. the two bottom sole came off...na the bobo wey i dey make yaga for nai come help me look for shoe maker to mend am.. so that i could used it home....come see me dey swear for Jumia for my mind sey ..ee no go better for them..... it was the most embarrassing moment of my life.... can you believe that i saw that same sandals for 950, in Kaymu.com(also an online retail store in Nigeria)... i was so angry... Jumia should seat up and stop taking advantage of their customers...

APC MUST LEARN FROM GEJ..... THIER POLITICS OF DO OR DIE AFFAIR MUST ALSO STOP....this is not the time to only focus on the flaws of only the PDP ...APC should also be willing to concede defeat whenever they loose an an election.... i have never seen them allow democracy to reign whenever they loose an alection without heating up the polity.... conceding defeat is not in thier dictionary... it happened when Fayemi conceded defeat to Fayese and i am sure he was scoded for doing that...APC must learn from GEJ and PDP.. Cheers...

JIMI AGBAJE