Authorities are still on high alert even as hundreds of foreign nationals remain under police guard in shelters, following ongoing xenophobic attacks in KwaZulu-Natal.
Two Ethiopian nationals were petrol bombed on Friday are still being treated for burn wounds. They had been attacked when they were sleeping in a container used as a spaza shop.
The violence which is believed to have been ignited by a Zulu traditional leader, King Goodwill Zwelithini's calls for foreigners to leave the country, a claim the provincial government has dismissed.
The police in the arear informed, “It is still tense. The police are still patrolling and monitoring the situation.”
About a total of 17 people have since been arrested for murders, assault, business robberies and public violence.
Meanwhile, the Education Department has reaffirmed its stance for history to be taught at all schools so South Africans can understand the role other African nations played in abolishing apartheid.
As xenophobic attacks around parts of the country gain momentum there have been calls for Ubuntu and social cohesion to be introduced as subjects in schools.
The Education Department says it already teaches tolerance in life orientation and has asked churches and communities to help them in spreading the message.
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