President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned a wave of xenophobic attacks unfurling in several parts of South Africa. Attacks on businesses run by foreign
President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned a wave of xenophobic attacks unfurling in several parts of South Africa. Attacks on businesses run by foreign nationals is something, adding that it was unacceptable.
“It is something that we cannot allow to happen in South Africa. I want it to stop immediately. There is no justification for the violence,” Ramaphosa said in a video address diffused on Twitter.
South African authorities have been struggling to contain a nationwide surge of anti-foreigner sentiment that flared up in Johannesburg on Sunday. Mobs descended on business hubs and townships in various parts of the country, looting dozens of shops and torching trucks driven by foreigners.
I condemn the violence that has been spreading around a number of our provinces in the strongest terms. I’m convening the ministers in the security cluster today to make sure that we keep a close eye on these acts of wanton violence and find ways of stopping them. pic.twitter.com/sizZkwIyPO
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) September 3, 2019
The people of our country want to live in harmony; whatever concerns or grievances we may have, we need to handle them in a democratic way. There can be no justification for any South African to attack people from other countries. pic.twitter.com/StGyNlhV1q
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) September 3, 2019
