President asks immigrants to stay in country

Zuma cancels trip to Indonesia as anti-foreigner violence continues and other nations announce evacuations

President Jacob Zuma pleaded with foreigners on Saturday to stay in South Africa as he canceled a state visit to Indonesia to deal with a wave of deadly xenophobic violence at home.

More than a thousand Zimbabweans were heading back to their home country following an outbreak of violence in the eastern port city of Durban. Malawi and Mozambique also have announced plans to evacuate their citizens.