I know who instigated anti-immigrant march - Msimanga
Johannesburg – Those who instigated violent protests around parts of Tshwane in the lead-up to the 2016 municipal elections were responsible for the violence in Atteridgeville during the anti-immigrant march on Friday, says Tshwane Mayor Solly Msimanga.
"The same people responsible for the Thoko Didiza saga were blocking W F Nkomo street," Msimanga told News24.
He was speaking after a marathon day of attempting to quell tensions between South Africans and their foreign national counterparts in the city.
Parts of the country’s capital were brought to a standstill by the march. Protestors in Atteridgeville threw rocks, burned tyres and allegedly looted shops belonging to foreign nationals.
Msimanga admitted that the constant tension between locals and their foreign counterparts spoke to a greater socio-economic problem which government needed to resolve urgently.