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Documented foreign nationals trading legally in the Durban CBD have told
Daily Maverick they are “baffled” by the inability of the ANC-run eThekwini municipality and law enforcement to assure their safety or the protection of their property at a popular market based literally metres from city hall.
Authorities have relegated the assaults on persons and property to “hooliganism” and “criminality”. Yet, those attacking and intimidating the traders were uttering clear xenophobic slurs, and there have been widespread media reports of MK veterans confirming they have targeted the market to “drive out foreigners”.
These attacks take place as the battered local economy is in desperate need of investment, and the city tries to market itself as a world-class destination.