Ethiopian shops looted in Johannesburg due to low unemployment

Ethiopian, Somali and Nigerian nationals have had their shops targeted since the violence began.  “The situation today was relatively calm. We did not witness any incidents of looting on our streets,” Abdul Mohamed, an Ethiopian textile dealer who operates a store in downtown Johannesburg, told Anadolu Agency.

Tamrat Tesfaye is a scientist specializing in poultry plumage #EthiopiansInSouthAfrica

With no real value beyond stuffing a few pillows, most of the leftover feathers are burned or dumped in landfill sites, where they pose a potential biological hazard because of blood and tissue residue.

Tamrat Tesfaye, an Ethiopian-born scientist based in the South African port city of Durban, asked himself: "What a terrible waste. Why can't we turn them into something much more valuable?"

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