SA march in solidarity with foreigners

Previous anti-xenophobia marches have not ended the violence

South Africa is holding a huge protest march against xenophobia in the coastal city of Durban following a wave of attacks on foreigners.

Organisers said about 10,000 people were expected. At least five people have been killed and foreign-owned shops looted in recent weeks.

The Zulu king has been accused of fuelling the violence. He denies this.

Many jobless South Africans accuse foreigners of taking jobs in a country where the unemployment rate is 24%.

President Jacob Zuma has condemned the violence and is expected to address parliament about the issue later on.

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On Wednesday, Malawi said it would evacuate its nationals from South Africa while Mozambique has set up transit camps near its border with South Africa to cope with the exodus of its citizens.

Tens of thousands of foreigners, mostly from other African states and Asia, have moved to South Africa since white-minority rule ended in 1994.

At least 62 people died in xenophobic attacks that swept South Africa in 2008.

Police spokesman Thulani Zwane has vowed to provide strong security for the march, and anyone trying to disrupt it would be "dealt with".

The government-backed South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has told the BBC that it is investigating two complaints of hate speech made against Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini.

He was widely quoted as saying last month that foreigners should "go back to their countries". However, he said that his comments had been distorted.

"The king is saddened by what is happening. He never thought something of this nature could happen," his spokesman Prince Thulani Zulu told AFP news agency.

The SAHRC has the power to censure the monarch, if it finds him guilty.

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