Gandhi's Phoenix Settlement unaffected by violence in surrounding townships in South Africa

The Phoenix Settlement started by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa has remained unaffected by the violence and looting in the townships surrounding it, Gandhi's granddaughter said.

The Phoenix Settlement started by Mahatma Gandhi at the turn of the last century during his tenure there as a young lawyer has been unaffected by the rampant violence and looting in the townships surrounding it, his granddaughter Ela Gandhi has said. Her comment came after reports of tensions between the Indian community in the sprawling suburb of Phoenix and the adjacent Black townships of Zwelisha and Bhambayi following the deaths of 20 Black residents during the week of violence and looting that has plagued the province.