LUSAKA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- A Zambian national was on Monday stabbed badly in the head in the current spate of xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa.
Ferdinand Simaaya, president of the Zambia Association in South Africa, said Daniel Lupiya was stabbed in the head and has since been hospitalized at Germiston Hospital.
"We are grateful that the doctors attended to him speedily without any delay. He remains in pain," he said in a release.
He also urged Zambians resident in South Africa to take extra caution following attacks on foreign nationals in that country.
Meanwhile the Zambian government said it was engaging with South African authorities to ensure security measures were put in place to safeguard the lives of Zambians and other foreign nationals.
Mutotwe Kafwaya, Minister of Transport and Communications, also advised Zambian truck drivers to immediately avoid traveling to South Africa until their safety was guaranteed.
Xenophobic attacks have broken out in South Africa following a planned strike by truck drivers in that country protesting the presence of foreign nationals in the trucking business.
