Hundreds arrested in attacks on immigrants in South Africa

Q: More than 300 people have been arrested in South Africa after a wave of violent attacks last week on immigrants from other parts of Africa. Where is South Africa?

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Q: Since white-minority rule ended in 1994, South Africa has attracted migrants from many African nations who are fleeing violence and poverty. Which major source of immigrants is on South Africa's border?

A. Malawi

B. Nigeria

C. Somalia

D. Zimbabwe

Q: Zimbabwean immigrants were the hardest hit in the worst rioting in  Durban, South Africa’s third-biggest city. What is the largest city in South Africa?

A. Bloemfontein 

B. Cape Town

C. Johannesburg

D. Pretoria

Q: South African rioters accuse the immigrants of taking jobs. Officially, one in four South Africans are unemployed and some estimates put it as high as one in three. Also, South Africa's income inequality is second only to the enclave of . . .

A. Lesotho

B. Botswana

C. Mozambique

D. Zimbabwe

Q: Goodwill Zwelithini, stoked the fires of the anti-immigrant rage by calling for foreigners to pack their bags and leave. He is the king of South Africa's largest ethnic group, the . . .

A. Afrikaans 

B. Zulu

C. Swazi

D. Dutch


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