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Peace returns to KZN

Peace returns to KZN

Date: 2015-04-24
Calm and peace has been restored in most previously affected communities, and that those who want to go back home had time to pack their belongings and make their way to shelters.

The government attributed this positive development to the community's high level of consciousness sparked by a series of awareness campaigns, including the massive Peace March that was held inDurban, police visibility and arrests of some of the perpetrators.

The government has also received reports that displaced foreign nationals arriving at the interim shelters in large numbers want to return home, and are not fleeing because they are still being attacked in their communities.

Last week, 300 more foreign nationals arrived at the Isipingo shelter with their furniture and belongings, in the hope of being repatriated to their countries.

There has been an amazing response by communities, religious organisations, community organisations and the general public who have been contributing blankets, clothes, food, essential items and their time to helping the victims at the relief camps all around the city.

Chairperson of the joint KwaZulu-Natal Government and eThekwini Metro task team tasked with addressing issues around the reintegration, MEC Mchunu, said the province is stable and there have been no reports of violence in the past two days.

Mchunu who is also the MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison called on everyone to be responsible and stop circulating false information on social media.

"There are hoax sms going around and creating more pandemonium than the actual attacks. The reality is that no new incidents are flaring up. They (foreign nationals) are going to shelters because they heard that there are buses taking them home and they want to go home," he said.

Addressing foreign nationals at the Chatsworth interim shelter yesterday, President Jacob Zuma said that South Africa did not want a situation where citizens from other countries in the region were looking at each other in a hostile manner.

"If there is a problem like this, it is our job as leaders to fix it. Many South Africans are saying we are staying together in peace," he said.

The situation is being monitored on an hourly basis.