At Chichiri shopping centre for example heavily armed police were all over within the premises as some stranded shoppers kept on showing their disapproval over the closure.
According to one of the organizers Rafiq Hajat, who is also the director for Institute for Policy interaction (IPI), they feel the closure of the shops has sent a message to South Africans because once the shops close they lose millions of money.
“No crime what so ever warrants the perpetrators to remove somebody`s and as Africans we must unite by showing that there is strength in unity by among other things boycotting south African products just once in a week,”said Hajat.

However in Lilongwe it was reported that the Shoprite shop which is based at area 47 Getaway mall was opened for business in the morning which prompted some activists to rush to the place.
Commenting on the development CAMAs Executive Director John Kapito expressed his disappointment over the opening of the shop.
While expressing his satisfaction over how the vigil went in the southern region, Kapito said the opening of Shoprite in Lilongwe undermines the pains that Malawians are currently experiencing.
"What has happened will force us to ask them to close tomorrow. Why don’t this people just listen for once?" wondered Kapito.
Four Malawians have been confirmed to have died in the ongoing anti-immigrant attacks in South Africa.