PhotoJOHANNESBURG — Anti-immigrant protesters led a violent march into South Africa’s administrative capital, Pretoria, on Friday, and the police responded with rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons. President Jacob Zuma appealed for calm and condemned the latest wave of anti-foreigner violence to grip South Africa in recent years. “Many citizens of other countries living in South Africa are law-abiding and contribute to the economy of the country positively,” Mr. Zuma said. South Africans accuse migrants of stealing jobs or exploiting locals by running small businesses in poor, black townships. The attacks spread to other areas, including around Pretoria, where communities and businesses owned by foreigners have been targeted.

Source: New York Times February 24, 2017 13:13 UTC