Thousands of people from various parts of the country are expected take part in Thursday's peace march in the Durban city centre.
The march will be led by e-Thekwini mayor James Nxumalo, KZN Premier Senzo Mchunu and leaders from various organisations.
Ethekwini Municipality spokesperson, Tozi Mthethwa says they want to make a province-wide call for an end to the violence taking place.
"Let us walk together, holding hands as Africans, recognising our similiarities and also recognising our shared challenges and finding ways to resolve our shared challenges," she said.
Five people have been killed since the attacks began late last month while hundreds of foreign nationals are taking refuge at various camps around the city after they were displaced
by the violence.
Nearly 50 people have been arrested in the violence that spread from Durban to Pietermaritzburg.
Meanwhile, reports on Thursday morning said that foreign nationals in Germiston have taken refuge at the local police station following threats against them.
About 20 foreigners arrived at the Primrose police station on Wednesday night saying they were scared, Gauteng police said after an afternoon of attacks and vehicle stonings in Johannesburg.
''The group of foreign nationals went to the police station saying they are afraid for their lives,'' said Lieutenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini.
Earlier, groups of people had gathered in the Jeppestown section of Jules street, near the Wolhuter Hostel, and threw stones at passing cars.
One woman, Carol Lloyd, said she was annnoyed that they had thrown stones at her car as she usually took that route to get to the highway for her home commute,
Reporters on the scene saw people running up to passing cars and trying to force their doors open.
An Ethiopian man was also filmed having a brick thrown at him.
In Dobsonville, to the west of Johannesburg, two Somalis were attacked and robbed in their shop.
(Additional reporting News24)
