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Foreigners, Including Zimbabweans, Seek Refuge In Lusaka Police Stations As Xenophobic Attacks Errupt

Posted on April 20, 2016April 20, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

FOREIGN nationals, among them Zimbabweans, were forced to seek refuge at police stations in parts of the Zambian capital, Lusaka, following what has been seen as an outbreak of xenophobic attacks. The attacks were sparked by reports that foreigners had been arrested in connection with alleged ritual killings. This sparked riots which saw locals going on a looting spree of mostly foreign-owned shops and attacking foreigners especially Rwandan nationals. Zimbabwean nationals resident in Lusaka sent…

SA Withdraws Angolan Refugees Status And Will Deport 2000 Some With 18 years In SA ,

Posted on September 6, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

About 2000 Angolan refugees – many of whom have been living in South Africa for as long as 18 years – face deportation following the withdrawal of their refugee status. And those from at least three other African countries are next on the list. This is part of the government’s new strategy to repatriate refugees once peace and stability have returned to their countries. Home Affairs officials confirmed this week that refugees from Liberia,…

Some 200 People Feared Dead In Migrant Boat Capsize In Mediterranean Off The Libyan Coast

Posted on August 6, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

MILAN—Rescue workers searched the sea on Thursday after a fishing boat carrying as many as 600 migrants, including children, capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving some 200 people feared dead. A spokesman for the Italian coast guard said 373 people have been rescued and 25 bodies have been recovered in the continuing effort in the Mediterranean. The survivors and bodies are being taken to the Sicilian city of Palermo, the Coast Guard spokesman said….