Violence, Possibly Xenophobic, Strikes Township Near Cape Town

About six months after a wave of xenophobic violence struck South Africa - killing over 60 people and displacing approximately 200.000 people country wide - it seems that anti foreigner violence might have struck a township out of Cape Town once again.

On December 16, residents of the Du Noon township blocked streets off with burning tires and police apparently had to fire rubber bullets to disperse crowds.

Du Noon, situated approximately 30 kms from Cape Town's city center, was one of the areas in Cape Town that was hardest struck by xenophobic violence.

"It seems to be a combination of xenophobic violence and average looting sprees," a resident confirmed via sms. 

It is uncertain what triggered the unrest in Du Noon.

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