S. Africa police arrest suspects over murder of Mozambican national

Police in South Africa on Monday arrested three men on suspicion of murdering a Mozambican national, amid lingering anti-foreigner violence.

Police Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said the arrested allegedly killed 35-year-old Emmanuel Sithole on Saturday in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, and a manhunt for the fourth suspect has been launched.

Witnesses said the suspects took the goods of Sithole, a street vendor, without paying, after which an argument broke out before he was stabbed. Sithole later died in hospital.

The Sunday Times newspaper publicized horrific photos showing Sithole being stabbed to death in full view of the public.

However, it remained unknown whether his death was xenophobic.

Sithole's death brought to seven the death toll in the current spate of violence that swept the port city of Durban and Johannesburg.

Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini is expected to speak to thousands of his followers in Durban to urge restraint.

The king has been under fire for fuelling the attacks after he said "foreigners should go back to their countries." But he denied the allegations, saying his words were distorted. Endi