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| Death toll climbs in SA violence | Death toll climbs in SA violence |
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| South Africa has given fresh figures on the numbers of people killed and displaced by the wave of attacks on foreigners over the past two weeks. | South Africa has given fresh figures on the numbers of people killed and displaced by the wave of attacks on foreigners over the past two weeks. |
| Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula told the BBC 56 people had been killed and more than 650 injured. Previously, 50 deaths were reported. | Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula told the BBC 56 people had been killed and more than 650 injured. Previously, 50 deaths were reported. |
| More than 30,000 had been displaced or forced from their homes, he said. | More than 30,000 had been displaced or forced from their homes, he said. |
| Other organisations said this was a gross under-estimation and that at least 80,000 had been displaced. | Other organisations said this was a gross under-estimation and that at least 80,000 had been displaced. |
| According to South Africa's Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), as many as 100,000 Africans may have been driven from their houses. | According to South Africa's Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), as many as 100,000 Africans may have been driven from their houses. |
| They have certainly failed to grasp the seriousness of the situation CSVR's Adele Kirsten | They have certainly failed to grasp the seriousness of the situation CSVR's Adele Kirsten |
| The organisation says it has done a careful count in the Johannesburg area and other organisations have conducted similar tallies in Cape Town and Durban. | The organisation says it has done a careful count in the Johannesburg area and other organisations have conducted similar tallies in Cape Town and Durban. |
| Adele Kirsten, the centre's executive director, said the government had been "incredibly slow to respond". | Adele Kirsten, the centre's executive director, said the government had been "incredibly slow to respond". |
| "They have certainly failed to grasp the seriousness of the situation," she told the BBC's World Today programme. | "They have certainly failed to grasp the seriousness of the situation," she told the BBC's World Today programme. |
| Mr Nqakula said that more than 1,300 arrests had been made and special courts had been set up to deal with the situation. | Mr Nqakula said that more than 1,300 arrests had been made and special courts had been set up to deal with the situation. |
| Aid agencies say large numbers of Zimbabweans have been leaving for Zambia, with others heading for Mozambique and Botswana. | Aid agencies say large numbers of Zimbabweans have been leaving for Zambia, with others heading for Mozambique and Botswana. |
| On Sunday, South African President Thabo Mbeki denounced the anti-immigrant violence as a disgrace that had blemished the name of South Africa. | On Sunday, South African President Thabo Mbeki denounced the anti-immigrant violence as a disgrace that had blemished the name of South Africa. |
| 'Under control' | 'Under control' |
| Mr Mbeki chaired a meeting of a government task force on Monday to discuss the crisis. | Mr Mbeki chaired a meeting of a government task force on Monday to discuss the crisis. |
| SOUTH AFRICA Total population: 49mForeign population: 3-5mMajority from Zimbabwe, also Mozambique, NigeriaUnemployment rate: 30% How can S Africa end the violence?Tensions erupt in city of promise | SOUTH AFRICA Total population: 49mForeign population: 3-5mMajority from Zimbabwe, also Mozambique, NigeriaUnemployment rate: 30% How can S Africa end the violence?Tensions erupt in city of promise |
| Speaking afterwards, Mr Nqakula said the situation was "now under control". | Speaking afterwards, Mr Nqakula said the situation was "now under control". |
| He added that no accurate picture was yet available on the precise ethnic make-up of those who had fled. | He added that no accurate picture was yet available on the precise ethnic make-up of those who had fled. |
| Many people have left the country altogether, turning their backs on South Africa - a country they once thought of as home, BBC Africa editor Martin Plaut reports. | Many people have left the country altogether, turning their backs on South Africa - a country they once thought of as home, BBC Africa editor Martin Plaut reports. |
| Aid agencies have spoken of large numbers of Zimbabweans leaving for Zambia, with others heading for Mozambique and Botswana. | Aid agencies have spoken of large numbers of Zimbabweans leaving for Zambia, with others heading for Mozambique and Botswana. |
| Mozambique's government says about 20,000 of its own citizens have fled South Africa. | Mozambique's government says about 20,000 of its own citizens have fled South Africa. |
| It has set up transit camps near the capital, Maputo, to accommodate the fleeing migrants. | It has set up transit camps near the capital, Maputo, to accommodate the fleeing migrants. |
| Appalling violence | Appalling violence |
| In Cape Town, South Africa, the authorities and charities have begun efforts to feed and shelter the displaced. | In Cape Town, South Africa, the authorities and charities have begun efforts to feed and shelter the displaced. |
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| South African police raiding the home of a suspect | South African police raiding the home of a suspect |
| At least 10,000 immigrants fled to makeshift camps outside the south-western city alone. | At least 10,000 immigrants fled to makeshift camps outside the south-western city alone. |
| South African President Thabo Mbeki made his comments on Sunday in a national radio and television address. | South African President Thabo Mbeki made his comments on Sunday in a national radio and television address. |
| He said the attacks were the worst acts of inhumanity South Africa had seen since the end of apartheid. | He said the attacks were the worst acts of inhumanity South Africa had seen since the end of apartheid. |
| The president has been criticised for his handling of the crisis, including a response which some have seen as slow. | The president has been criticised for his handling of the crisis, including a response which some have seen as slow. |
| The BBC's Will Ross in Johannesburg says some in South Africa wonder why it took him two weeks to make this address to the nation. | The BBC's Will Ross in Johannesburg says some in South Africa wonder why it took him two weeks to make this address to the nation. |
| Our correspondent says there is a great deal of xenophobia in South Africa and foreigners are often accused of taking away people's jobs and fuelling crime. | Our correspondent says there is a great deal of xenophobia in South Africa and foreigners are often accused of taking away people's jobs and fuelling crime. |
| But despite this perception, he adds, most South Africans have been utterly appalled by the violence. | But despite this perception, he adds, most South Africans have been utterly appalled by the violence. |
| The troubles flared with a wave of attacks on foreigners in the township of Alexandra, within sight of some of Johannesburg's most expensive suburbs. | The troubles flared with a wave of attacks on foreigners in the township of Alexandra, within sight of some of Johannesburg's most expensive suburbs. |
| They have since spread to seven of South Africa's nine provinces. | They have since spread to seven of South Africa's nine provinces. |
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