'Xenophobia hits MTN, Sasol, square on', 19 Apr 2015: South African companies…are suffering a fierce backlash from this week's wave of xenophobic violence…[O]fficials of the newly elected Nigerian government…demand[ed]…that South Africa take…action against…attackers — or else South African business in Nigeria would be shut down…Chris Moroleng, MTN's head of corporate affairs, said…MTN was seen as a local rather than a South African company in most of its markets…Other companies…including Standard Bank, Nedbank, Shoprite, Sun International, Old Mutual, Naspers's MultiChoice and Massmart — may yet feel the sting of this threat. Petrochemical giant Sasol…evacuate[d] 340 South Africans from Mozambique, Sasol spokesman Alex Anderson said…"Mozambican employees of our service providers…expressed concern…[regarding] reported incidents of violence against Mozambicans and other foreign nationals in South Africa…"...Citizens in a number of African countries…vowed to retaliate, which puts several other…companies at risk, including Barclays Africa, Vodacom and SABMiller…Primedia CEO Roger Jardine said…"Can corporate South Africa expect to do business on the African continent yet be silent on xenophobia?"…