Johannesburg - A number of foreigners residing at the Iterileng informal settlement near Laudiam were driven out of their homes and businesses on Thursday night, Gauteng police said.
“Local residents met at 6pm to discuss the shops owned by foreign nationals in the area,” Captain Pinky Tsinyane said.
“After the meeting, local residents then forced the foreign nationals residing in the settlement to pack up their stuff, and evicted them from their houses.”
She could not confirm whether their businesses were also looted.
About 40 foreigners were then housed at a community centre in Laudiam, she said.
“We are going to pass by the community centre to find out who is from where, and to establish the exact number of people who were evicted.”
Tsinyane said no one was injured during the incident and no arrests were made. - Sapa