More than 500 Mozambicans have been placed in a hall nearby. "It happened so fast," said Nyamakwenje on Monday, her fourth day at the shelter.

I only got one pair of shoes and two of my jeans." At least 12 people have been killed by a surge of anti-foreigner violence in the country's financial capital last week.

South Africa is a major destination for economic migrants from neighbouring countries. They have often borne the brunt of anger from locals frustrated over jobs.

But the latest surge of attacks on businesses and homes has worried other African countries. Nigeria is flying hundreds of its citizens home.

For now, Nyamakwenje sits on a plastic chair in the dimly-lit hallway, walls lined with blankets and hurriedly packed suitcases.

Baby cries echoed around her. Outside, excited children clambered around municipal pick-up trucks. Women weaved each others hair. Boys kicked lazily at a football.

Most live in the area, but they are too frightened to return home.

Violence flared up again on Sunday, breaking the tentative calm that returned to Johannesburg by the end of last week.

"In the news they are saying that the fighting was finished but.... they are fighting with us, even today," said Poronkie, a 47-year old plumber from Zimbabwe afraid to give his full name.

Another two people were killed in the attacks on Sunday, with hundreds of shops and properties looted, and more than 600 people arrested. "I am homeless," Poronkie told AFP. "They burnt everything that belonged to me.

I thank God that I am still alive." - 'We are not doing anything'- Millions of economic migrants live in South Africa -- the continent's second largest economy -- though official numbers are unclear as most are undocumented.

In poor districts, many South Africans scapegoat foreigners for the limited progress made by the majority black population since apartheid ended in 1994.

"The South Africans don't want us anymore and they are executing us very brutally," said Joseph Mozorodze, 25, a Zimbabwean builder who has worked in Johannesburg for several years. "We are not doing anything, we are just looking for jobs to earn money." Xenophobic attacks are not uncommon, especially for migrants working in low-skilled labour. Municipal police spokesman William Ntladi told AFP he had dealt with similar situations during his career. Anti-foreigner violence left 62 people dead in 2008, while seven were killed in attacks in Johannesburg and Durban in 2015.

"The number we have now is less than the previous one," said Ntladi. "(In 2015) we had to use many municipal facilities to accomodate them." Community leaders were working to ease tensions between groups and help reintegrate the displaced, he said.

Aid organisations are providing meals and donations. - 'Worried about my life' - John Chirwa did not have high hopes. Since the violence broke out, the 27-year-old Malawian security guard has been too nervous to leave his wife and newborn alone at night. They sleep at the shelter while he goes to work.

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They should try this one with countries like Russia or Germany, and see how their country turn to saw dust in seconds

Apartheid will play back ones all African foreigners vacate SouthAfrica....

We will laugh last.....

Giddymoney:

They should try this one with countries like Russia or Germany, and see how their country turn to saw dust in seconds

SouthAfricans will never lay a finger on any white skinned human....... Their main oppressors!!!

They will suffer for their wickedness.

southafrican are white worshippers useless goats

Nigeria government don make dem see us finish

and matter don dey end like that no body is being held responsible, i guess human life really means nothing anymore