According to a spokesperson for the Reiger Park SAPS, Srgt Mashudu Phathela, 18 foreigners including children, women and men were moved to a camp, set up to house displaced foreigners in Elsburg.
This came after a group of people armed with sticks sjambok, machetes and other objects stormed the foreign-owned-shacks, mostly Zimbabweans, and began attacking them.
“One of the victims was admitted to Tambo Memorial Hospital after he sustained severe injuries,” said Phathela.
Scores of displaced foreigners from different parts of Ekuthuleni have already sought shelter in the refugee camp in Elsburg, and those who can afford to travel reportedly are planning to leave the country.
President Jacob Zuma has recently visited one of the refugee camps to deal with the wave of xenophobic violence and he promised peace to displaced foreigners affected by xenophobic violence and those who wished to remain in the country.
The unrest, which began in Durban a couple of weeks ago and spread to different parts of Gauteng, appeared to have died down on Saturday as police and community leaders were mobilising communities to rally against xenophobic violence in their neighbourhoods.
To defuse tensions, the king will today host an anti-xenophobia Imbizo in KwaZulu Natal where the violence started.
In a bid to protect their stock, scores of foreign-owned shops in different parts of Boksburg, including the Boksburg CBD, Ramaphosa, Angelo, Jerusalem, Delmore and Ulana informal settlements started closing their doors last week, as many feared they might be attacked.
Although most of the shop owners have since reopened their businesses over the weekend, others remained closed.
Violence flared after Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini widely reported by South African media to having said that foreigners should leave the country. He has since said his comments were misinterpreted.
