Xenophobia in South Africa is not something new. But the xenophobic attacks reported in the media in Alexandra and recently in Diepsloot - against fellow Africans, is something not only the country should be ashamed of but it's also inhuman to say the least. There is absolutely no excuse for any human being to inflict pain and kill another because they are illigal immigrants and "will take their jobs away."I don't buy the argument that suggests that African foreigners in the country are the main cause of crime. We seem to have forgotten quickly how we lived and were treated under apartheid. Photo: Antoine de Ras, Daily News.
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I have had the privilege of visiting your country - from Cape Town, to Gauteng to KZN and I think SA is one of the most beautiful countries in Africa (after Kenya, of course, where I am from...).It's despicable to postulate that foreigners are the root cause of all the troubles your young democracy is facing. I have been following the news in disbelief and I am worried for a lot of my friends in Mzansi. I hope these criminals do not wreck your beautiful country.
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