South Africa seeks to contain "Afrophobia" fallout as riots overshadow showpiece conference
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South Africa’s government acknowledged on Thursday that prejudice was partly to blame for deadly rioting that has targeted foreign businesses, as those attacks and reprisals overshadowed a continental economic conference for a second day.