Ramaphosa condemns Joburg violence after two more killed

JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday condemned weekend violence in Johannesburg that claimed two lives after security forces clashed with looters involved in freshAt least 10 people have been killed since the start of the month in a surge in attacks targeting foreign-owned businesses in and around South Africa's largest city.

One person was stabbed and another victim shot dead in an incident involving a large group of armed attackers, it said.Shops were set alight and burned on Sunday in the neighbouring Malvern district.Officials said most of the ten people killed since last week were South Africans. Local residents say at least one of those was killed when a shop owner defended their property.

Immigrants are often the focus for anger among South Africans hit by chronic job shortages and the limited progress made by the majority black population since white-minority rule ended in 1994. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will visit South Africa in October to discuss responses to"challenges affecting people and businesses" in both countries.

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