The murder, intimidation and harassment of Somali refugee shopkeepers must be condemned in the strongest terms. It appears that these attacks on Somalis are triggered primarily by jealousy of their success as shopkeepers in the townships, coupled to a perceived threat to the market share of spaza shop operators.
It bodes badly for our rule of law that we allow - or are perceived to countenance - thuggery as a regulatory mechanism at the most fundamental level of commerce in South Africa, especially where immigrants and refugees, who are extremely vulnerable, are concerned.
The recent record of Somalis being murdered almost daily in Cape Town should set alarm …
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