African Government Seeks Housing for Displaced Immigrants
By Associated Press | May 29, 2008
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Foreigners fleeing their homes in the face of anti-immigrant violence must be housed in better facilities — but the shelters must not become permanent, government officials said yesterday.
The government has been promising to move those seeking refuge in police stations, town halls, and churches to better shelters. An announcement on government plans to accommodate the displaced is expected today.
At least 56 people have been killed and nearly 50,000 foreigners forced from their homes in a wave of attacks by South Africans who accuse them of taking jobs and being responsible for crime.
