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Business owners in Johannesburg have called on the government to shut down hostels following a wave of violent attacks on foreign nationals.

Some of shops were damaged on Sunday when violence erupted after former IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi was heckled by a rowdy crowd in Johannesburg. / THULANI MBELE

Store owner Nthakeng Letsoalo, who has been operating in Jules Street, Malvern, said the government needed to close down the hostels in the surrounding area because of the crime levels.

 

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