▁H IV ▁and / or ▁T B . ▁S HA W CO , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cape ▁Town ▁Student ' s ▁Health ▁And ▁W elf are ▁Cent res ▁Organisation , ▁runs ▁week ly ▁supp lement ary ▁clin ics ▁from ▁the ▁M asi ph ume le le ▁clin ic . ▁ ▁History ▁M asi ph ume le le ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁numerous ▁protest s ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁protest s ▁have ▁been ▁connected ▁to ▁service ▁delivery ▁and ▁anger ▁over ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁government ▁housing ▁projects . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ri ots ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁town ship ▁of ▁Alex andra ▁( in ▁the ▁north - e astern ▁part ▁of ▁Johannes burg ) ▁when ▁loc als ▁attacked ▁migr ants ▁from ▁Moz amb ique , ▁Mal aw i ▁and ▁Z imb ab we . ▁Many ▁African ▁national s ▁were ▁threatened , ▁assault ed ▁and ▁disp la ced ▁in ▁the ▁wave ▁of ▁X en oph ob ic ▁violence ▁that ▁swe pt ▁through ▁South ▁Africa , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁weeks ▁the ▁violence ▁spread ▁to ▁Cape ▁Town . ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁foreign ers ▁were ▁disp la ced ▁from ▁M asi ph ume le le ▁in ▁the ▁attacks ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁most ▁landing ▁up ▁at ▁So et water ▁refuge e ▁camp . ▁Several ▁days ▁after ▁imm igr ant - owned ▁sh ops ▁were ▁lo oted ▁and ▁foreign ers ▁attacked , ▁M asi ph ume le le