Her comments arrive as anti-migrant sentiment continues to simmer in South Africa, with various groups maintaining pressure on government over undocumented migrants despite repeated calls for restraint. See post here:Government not behind anti-migrant attacksPandor also defended the South African government against suggestions that it condones or encourages hostility towards foreign nationals. She said African leaders privately understood that the state was not orchestrating the violence. SA and Nigeria pledges closer cooperationBriefly News also reported that International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola travelled to Abuja to meet Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. Lamola also explained the South African government’s stance on xenophobic violence following allegations of Afrophobic attacks.