Somalis and an old problem in South Africa

A general view taken on June 11, 2012 shows the Alexandra township of Johannesburg.

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What you need to know:

In the Atlantis case, GroundUp reports, local business owners had complained that Somalis were out-competing them.

I once asked the legendary Somali writer Nuruddin Farah where this spirit and ability of Somalis to thrive in far-away places comes from.