article_snippet.sent: Five people have died since vigilantes started looting and attacking shops owned by immigrants, mainly from other parts of South Africa.
article_snippet.sent: So far, five people are believed to have been killed in the violent protests which started two weeks ago in Durban, a key port on South Africa's Indian Ocean coast, spreading to Johannesburg.
article_snippet.sent: The xenophobic violence that started in Durban two weeks ago has spread this week to Johannesburg and other areas of my own country .
article_snippet.sent: Angry South Africans accuse immigrants of taking jobs in a country where unemployment and poverty levels are high - the official figure is 25 per cent but economists say, in reality, it is much higher.
article_snippet.sent: South Africa has a population of about 50 million, but an estimated five million immigrants and South Africa high jobless rate, widespread poverty and glaring income disparities make South Africa a ripe candidate for outbreaks of anti-immigrant violence.
article_snippet.sent: Johannesburg was the epicentre of the 2008 xenophobic attacks that killed more than 60 people and saw violence spread through the area.
article_snippet.sent: the violence in South Africa has been condemned by leaders and officials as more foreigners are being forced to leave more foreigners stores and homes .
highlights_snippet.sent: Anti-immigrant protests have been ongoing in South Africa for two weeks and at least five people have been killed .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Protesters are angry about  foreigners in South Africa when unemployment is high and wealth isn't distributed equally .
  