Thousands of South Africans took to streets here on Saturday, condemning the violence against immigrants from other African countries.
With such placards as saying "Xenophobia hurts like apartheid, "they marched through the country's biggest city, demanding an end to the violence which has left at least 42 people dead and more than 25,000 foreigners displaced by South Africans who blame immigrants for crime and unemployment.
The Red Cross in South Africa said it was helping over 25,000 displaced people since the eruption of the violence, local media reported.
Seven of the country's nine provinces have reported anti-foreigner violence since about two weeks ago, namely, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu Natal, North West and the Western Cape.
The government made its first public apology on Friday for the attacks, and the army has been authorized to help quell the situation.
Source: Xinhua
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