Weekly Africa report

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In this week's Africa report, we look at the prevailing violent situation in South Africa towards non-South Africans, a situation that has left foreign owned shops looted in an ant-foreign drive. Meanwhile South Africa is hosting the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEF) which got under way today. The forum has been boycotted by some African heads of state following growing xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals. So, what does this mean for democracy on the continent ? On line is Managing Consultant at Democracy Centre in Zambia Chris Zimba. Follow him at www.afrodemocracyjournal.com.

4 Sep 2019 11AM English South Africa News

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