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Faith leaders in George step in to prevent xenophobic violence

Anti-immigrant protests have already caused deaths on the Garden Route

A man waves a bat with nails, warning GroundUp’s photographer not to follow the crowd. Photos by David Harrison
Last month in Mossel Bay, dozens of houses were torched and two people killed in a violent xenophobic protest.
Similar protests in the Overberg have caused hundreds of immigrants to repatriate to Malawi and Mozambique.
In the Garden Route town of George, 50km from Mossel Bay, community leaders are concerned about rising anti-immigrant sentiment and that violent attacks are imminent.
On Sunday evening, hundreds of people attended a meeting organised by a group called Qina Mhlali (strong residents), at the All Bricks community hall in Thembalethu, a township outside George. The hall was packed with people with dozens more gathered outside…

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