Stop Xenophobia Now

Xenophobia must STOP,
by Seth Naicker
As a South African , it is a down right shame that brothers and sisters from other countries in Africa are being treated with such blatant disregard.These acts of violence and injustice that has transpired is repulsive, shocking and disgusting!
However, we must put the pressure on the government to address this matter of xenophobia. Our president needs to speak out against it, without delay of or need for investigation. The news report is definitive enough and cannot be denied, so president Mbeki must stand up and condemn these acts of violence without delay.
The complexity of South African’s who are acting out in frustration of their own circumstances, as people who are agitated by the non-delivery of democratic promises, can and must be understood, but not to the extent that we take out our frustration on our fellow African brothers and sisters, who are need of our support, understanding and love. (more…)