End of attacks on foreign nationals in KZN

Since the long weekend leading to Freedom Day celebrations, police in KwaZulu-Natal have not had any reports of violence or unrest related to the recent attacks on foreign nationals.

Police continue to monitor the so-called hot-spot areas including Pietermaritzburg, but provincial SAPS said it appears that the tension between the residents and foreign nationals have subsided and things have returned to normal.

Foreigners remain cautious but most are moving back into the community where they lived and re-opened their businesses for trade.

There are still foreigners who remain in the refugee camps set up across the province, while others have decided to return to their home country.

Police are monitoring the refugee camps to ensure the safety of the foreigners and see that they do not come under any attack.

KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Mmamonnye Ngobeni said police Nyalas and Public Order Police vehicles can still be seen slowly patrolling the Durban city centre and other areas in the townships that have been plagued by attacks on foreign nationals and associated unrest over recent weeks, even though the situation has returned to normal.