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The xenophobic vibe in South Africa should have been a harbinger for recent violence
The South African cabinet is holding a meeting in Cape Town to discuss options for dealing with the estimated 70,000 people displaced by xenophobic violence over the past two weeks. The BBC s Africa Editor, Martin Plaut tells us about the meeting and the background to the violence.