Within the past week or two, close to 50,000 migrants from Mozambique and Zimbabwe (mostly) have crossed over the border from South Africa into Mozambique through Maputo (the capitol). The situation is desperate.
The migrant workers are leaving South Africa where they have endured brutal attacks as a result of an explosion of xenophobia fueled by South Africa's struggling economy and fears that the migrants are taking jobs from South Africans.
People have been beaten, set on fire, harrassed, and over 40 people have lost their lives recently. The situation is beyond the control of the South African government (which with Joburg' being one of the most dangerous cities in the world - had questionable control to begin with).
The atmosphere here in Inhambane is tense. Everyone is talking about the problem. People are worried about crime which has increased in Maputo due to all of the traffic. The conditions in these refugee camps are deplorable. It is just a matter of days before the refugees make their way further into the mainland. It's really sad.
Is this even on the news in the US?
3 comments:
No,not in the news in the UK.I hope none of the victims is a rich british farmer.We're still thinking about how to prove to the world that our economy is exceptional and thus can resist the economic crunch.
You,take care.
Not at all. If it is not about celebrity and excess, there is nothing to report on the human issue front.
I'm sure some one on WBAI has covered it. Unfortunately they are not "mainstream" media.
Eric R -
I was on the BBC website, at the Arfican Portuguese area, where there was only 5 stories. Then only tension and conflict mentioned was the Angolan expulsion of Congolese.
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