'If you come looting, we will be shooting'- Racial tension flares up in Phoenix

Racism decried as armed Phoenix men deny Africans entry

18 July 2021 - 00:01

By ORRIN SINGH, MAWANDE AMASHABALALA and SUTHENTIRA GOVENDER

Fake news, vigilantism and a lack of any police presence have fuelled racial tensions in Phoenix, north of Durban, where at least 20 people were killed this week.

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