In an interview with The Herald yesterday, Zimbabwe Consul General to South Africa Mr Batiraishe Mukonoweshuro said Zimbabweans based in the neighbouring country were safe from the raids as they do not own shops.
Mukonoweshuro said South Africans were looting of foreign owned shops because they make counterfeit goods which are unsafe for human consumption. Said Mukonoweshuro:
Recent reports have stated that disturbing items are found when raids are being done in these shops. They make counterfeit goods that are not safe for human consumption. So I think that could have triggered the anger of some of the local communities resulting in the raids.
However, he said, a handful of Zimbabweans were involved in violent armed robbery crimes, tarnishing Zimbabwe as a country.
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