MDC saddened by xenophobic attacks in SA

Police have threatened to respond with live ammunition if Alexandra clashes continue

Zimbabwe's opposition party the Movement for Democratic Change has expressed sadness over the xenophobic attacks taking place in Alexandra Township, north of Johannesburg since Sunday.

Secretary General of the party George Sibotshiwe says South Africans and Zimbabweans have shared a strong relationship for decades and it is distressing that the economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe has led to these tensions.

Two people have been killed in Alexandra since the xenophobic violence erupted on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Home Affairs Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will visit Alexandra today. Yesterday Mapisa-Nqakula reassured the foreigners that they would not be deported. She says all the immigrants whether legal or not will be given humanitarian assistance.