[ 2015-04-23 ]

South Africans have betrayed Africa - Mahama
President Mahama has described as unfortunate
xenophobic attacks on black migrants in South
Africa.

“It’s most regrettable and most unfortunate. I
think that the young people of South Africa do not
know what happened before they gained their
freedom,” President Mahama said in an
interaction with the media in Nigeria.

Over 10 people have been confirmed dead in
xenophobic attacks in the rainbow nation. The
locals accuse the black foreigners of taking over
their jobs rendering them jobless.

Several African leaders including President Robert
Mugabe of Zimbabwe have condemned the attacks
describing them as disgraceful.

President Mahama added that the behaviour of South
Africa betrays the other African countries who led
the fight against apartheid.

“The whole of this continent stood behind South
Africa, the whole of Africa stood behind South
Africa to fight apartheid. Indeed for several of
the countries where their citizens were brutalized
in South Africa, these are countries that were
called front line space that haboured the freedom
fighters of South Africa that gave them safe
haven, gave them passports to be able to avoid the
clutches of the apartheid regime.

“So it is regrettable that the same people who
fought against apartheid are being attacked in
this way,” Mahama said.

Zuma must sit up

President Mahama also called on President Zuma to
sit up and ensure that attacks on black foreigners
is brought to an end.

“I think that the government must sit up and
take strong action, those who have been involved
in this atrocity must be brought to book and must
be punished so that it serves as a deterrent so it
doesn’t happen in future.”

“The unfortunate thing is that this is not the
first time, it keeps flaring up, and so while we
are condemning this incident we must work with the
South African government to ensure that this
doesn’t happen again.

“We are trying to create an integrated continent
where our people can move freely amongst our
countries. This does not set a good example for
integration especially South Africa that have
investment all over our countries.”

Source - Starrfmonline

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