“It was never about illegal foreigners”
She was born and raised in South Africa and she is legally staying in the country. So how can you be so heartless, loot her shop and forcing a mom and her son to live on the streets. Ahh 💔
Xenophobic and Afrophobic South Africans shut down a Nigerian man’s business in South Africa despite the fact that he had all the necessary legal documentation, paid taxes, employed 25 South Africans, and had lived in the country for 13 years.
A Ghanaian woman raised in South Africa was left homeless after her Durban salon was looted in anti-migrant violence in May. She and her 14-year-old son now sleep on the street next to some 200 other migrants https://t.co/uSm8cL6fqz
It is profoundly heartbreaking to witness another surge of xenophobic violence in #SouthAfrica this week. Hundreds have marched on Parliament, thousands of families have been displaced, and lives have been tragically cut short.
These include at least five Ethiopians killed earlier in the attacks, and five Mozambicans who died in Mossel Bay. Thousands more are now fleeing for their lives.
To see South Africa turn to xenophobia is a tragic betrayal of the country's struggle for independence and freedom. African nations stood united to dismantle apartheid. Ethiopia proudly supported "Madiba," Nelson Mandela, in 1962 and issued him a passport so he could travel the continent. Other countries helped in many ways, including with political and financial support.
Disagreements and grievances must be addressed by the justice system and the rule of law, never through vigilante violence and collective punishment.
South Africa deserves better. Africa deserves better.
Stop the hate. Protect the vulnerable. Uphold our shared humanity.
“We cannot go into the medical field to work because we are not medical professionals but why are some Doctors and other professionals importing cars in the country? We have to provide license to our members and anyone who want to import car should acquire that license”
Mr. Desmond, the Kumasi Secretary of the Venicle and Assets Dealers Union ot Ghana (VADUG), also addressed members on the current state of the automobile dealership industry.