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Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau
Zimbabweans living in South Africa are safe from the wave of xenophobic attacks that broke out in Gauteng province last week and the South African government has given assurances.

Speaking in a telephone interview, Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to South Africa Mr Isaac Moyo said the government had indicated that contingent measures in place would prevent such further attacks.

“We have checked in Gauteng province, Cape Town, Pretoria and several police stations to establish whether or not there were any Zimbabweans who were affected during the disturbances,” he said.

“We have not heard of any incidents involving our people. Further, the South African government has assured us that they have put in place contingent measures to avoid the recurrence of such incidents.”

Mr Moyo said the South African police had activated community forums across the country which helped them in detecting all the planned xenophobic activities so that they could intervene at an early stage.

“We have no reason to doubt that strategy and we are hopeful that they will be able to protect our people,” he said.

Mr Moyo called upon Zimbabweans living in South Africa to be conscious and alive to the activities and realities in the respective places they live and take necessary measures to avoid danger.