Video: South African President booed at Mugabe’s funeral over attacks on Nigerians, others

The President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa was booed on Saturday in Harare , the capital city of Zimbabwe, by a crowd while delivering a speech at the funeral of Robert Mugabe, a former Zimbabwean President.

At 12 people were reportedly killed in xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreigners in South Africa. Businesses belonging to foreigners were destroyed in and around Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city.

The incident forced the Nigerian government to evacuate 187 of its citizens, in the first batch, while others are billed to return on Sunday.

Speaking at the funeral on Saturday, Ramaphosa said, “I stand before you as a fellow African to express my regret and apologise for what has happened in our country.”

The crowd, unsatisfied with his apology , went on booing him, disrupting his speech for a few minutes before calm was restored .