Some students of the University of Zambia have staged a protest at South African-owned Pick N Pay Mall and Shoprite Manda Hill in Lusaka, the nation’s capital against the xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa.
The students led by their President Warran Hamusanga had earlier walked from their campus to the nearby East Park Shopping Mall where they sang songs denouncing Xenophobia on Tuesday.
According to Lusaka Times, the students took the closed Pick N Pay under siege but police quickly moved in and quelled the situation.
In an interview, Hamusanga announced that the students will on Wednesday continue with their students by marching to the South African High Commission in Lusaka.
The Students Union President told Lusaka Times that the demonstrations will help send a strong message to the South Africans that Zambians are not happy with Xenophobia.
He said UNZA students cannot sit and watch acts against humanity happening in South Africa.
The protest, however, turned violent on Wednesday morning as the students took to the streets again in the capital city to invade the malls.
The students were seen in viral videos invading Pick N Pay and Shoprite malls as shoppers and shop owners scamper for safety.
They also set bonfire at the South African High Commission in the capital city.
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Protest by university of Zambia students against xenophobia attacks in “south stupid Africa “ we say no #NoToXenophobia pic.twitter.com/UIYxKxarGs
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