The South Africa Government has formed a taskforce following the re-occurrence of xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals and related matters in that country.
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu says the taskforce committee will comprise the South African Police, the Department of International Relations as well as the Diplomatic Community.
She said the committee has been formed to deal with the prevailing incidents related to attacks on foreign nationals.
Ms. Sisulu who was flanked by Minister of Police Bheki Cele and Home affairs Minister Dr Syabonga Cyprian Cwele says the committee will be committed to finding lasting solutions of the re-emerging attacks on foreign nationals.
She said most of the attacks were criminal and were not xenophobic.
Ms. Sisulu said this during the second consultative meeting with members of the diplomatic corp at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation in Pretoria.
She further advised her Ministers to inform the locals during public political rallies that her government was committed to making South Africa safe for all who live in it including all foreign nationals.
And Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba disclosed that the Meeting was successful.
Mr. Mwamba said the introduction of the Taskforce Committee will help address and resolve many issues affecting foreign nationals in South Africa.
He said the issue, no matter how hard or uncomfortable should be confronted to help find a durable and lasting solution.
This is contained in a statement issued to the Media by First Secretary for Press and Public Relations at the Zambian High Commission in South Africa Naomi Nyawali.
The attacks are first and foremost xenophobic—and then of course criminal. They’re xenophobic because the South Africans target foreigners only. They openly tell the people they’re attacking to “get out of our country!” That’s xenophobia. Call it what it is if you want to eliminate it. Some black South Africans are still ignorant about other black countries in Africa, and think that everyone is trying to move to their country. What they don’t know is that black South Africans move to other countries too, including to some African countries, in search of opportunities, and no one is harassing them in these countries. My advice to black Africans is to stay away from South Africa for your own safety. Unless you’re white, or Chinese, or Indian, stay away. Remember, they only attack…
This is clear in RSA, like in Zambia, Kampyongo is Minister of Police.
Zambia has never replaced Minister of Home Affairs since Edgar Lungu.
… black Africans. Maybe in the next 20 or 30 years, the black South Africans will learn to love their black brothers and sisters from other countries. As for now, visit or relocate to South Africa at your own risk.
South Africans are primitive. …..KK just wasted our money!
A large population of black South Africans are uneducated. They don’t even understand what they were fighting for. Today, there’s no open apartheid to fight, so they are lost. They don’t even know who has replaced constable Sobela. So anything they don’t have, they think has been taken by hardworking foreigners. It’s a big mistake. What they have done to themselves in the eyes of all neighbours will never be forgotten. We loved them for so long from the 40s, but we have lost trust in them. Never again will people in neigbouring countries love them again and give them space when their time becomes rough.
It’s sad but that’s the reality of life. On their own they have chosen to separate from the rest and live in their own enclave. Judge a tree by its fruits.
Any African…
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Any African “foregner” in SA, your time is up. Plse start preparing your exit plan. That not the place to be for your future. That my advice.
@real African, leaving is giving them a reward for their acts. No dig down and stay. We will punish them economically. Refuse to buy anything South African. Stop it with Shoprite or any SA business. Take our land back from SA’s. Close embassies and ask them to leave SADC(I know an irony, maybe change the name to just ADC, removing the S for South out!
Some politician is promising to give all jobs done by foreigners inRSA to the locals. This was taken as cue to attack and chase foreigners. The general elections are around the corner.
How can a person worth her brains say: “Most of the attacks were criminal and were not xenophobic.” Where does she draw a line when we do not even see the difference. She must be very dull indeed. Why is it that these criminal attacks are not aimed at SAs but only foreigners.
These SAs are the greatest let down in the SADC region.
If you see those gruesome murders of foreigners you can choose to hate SAs forever and ever. You can even be attracted to attack those who are still living in Zambia. But we are vivilised!!!! But one day we shall also choose not to be civilised and act like them.
What a disaster!!!
I even feel we were too stupid to liberate them. We could not have wasted our resources on them because are are now victims of our own kindness. We should just have let them struggle on their own. Our infrastructures were bombed time and again by SA jets at the time. We had to repair and repair the bombed infrastructure using our own resources and where is the compensation – nothing! Just getting killed instead. Kaunda must be crying for assisting these guys and turning against us and the rest of Africans!!!
True healing and problem resolution begins by accepting the facts as they present. THE ATTACKS ARE XENOPHOBIC. Choosing to commit crimes against foreigners of African origins IS xenophobic. Period.
A meteorite is predicted to hit Cape Town not too far away. Run!
But don’t run north of Limpopo if you are a Black South African whether naturally jaribu light skinned or darkie or with pumpkin butt.