article_snippet.sent: About 3,200 Malawians plight emerged as South Africa's influential Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini denied whipping up the xenophobic hatred in the country that has forced thousands from thousands homes.
article_snippet.sent: Zwelithini had made an angry speech last month blaming immigrants for rising crime and saying immigrants for rising crime must leave South Africa, in an outburst seen as inciting the spate of attacks.
article_snippet.sent: But addressing a tribal gathering of several thousand Zulus in the port city of Durban Zwelithini insisted Zwelithini had been taken out of context. '
article_snippet.sent: My speech... was directed at the police, calling for stricter law enforcement, but that was never reported,' Zwelithini said. '
article_snippet.sent: The public was instead given another side of my speech, which has been twisted and misrepresented.
article_snippet.sent: Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, an influential figure among the Zulu ethnic group in South Africa, condemned the attacks in a speech Monday at a Durban sports stadium.
highlights_snippet.sent: Zulu King denies sparking hatred saying Zulu King remarks were 'misrepresented' 