Lesotho calls on SA to help protect citizens

The government of Lesotho says more needs to be done to protect its citizens working in South Africa after hundreds of them were displaced during clashes with the local population.

A spokesman, Likopo Mahase, said Lesotho, which is surrounded by South Africa, wanted to find a solution for the employment of seasonal farm workers.

Last week, more than 400 Lesotho nationals were displaced during fighting with residents in the town of Hankey in the Eastern Cape.

A hundred of them subsequently left South Africa.

The violence began a week ago after foreign nationals were accused of killing two local men.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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