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Ramaphosa Condemns Violence Against Foreigners

by Bustop TV News

By Peace Mlilo

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has appealed to citizens in the neighbouring countryto work together to resolve the country’s challenges without resorting to violence or vigilantism.

This comes after a Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi was gruesomely murdered by in Diepsloot, Johannesburg.

In a statement, Ramaphosa condemned violence and urged South Africans to resist those who want to exploit the problems of crime and unemployment for political gain. 

“Attacking those we suspect of wrongdoing merely because they are a foreign national is not an act of patriotism. It is immoral, racist and criminal. In the end, it will lead to xenophobia, whose consequences we have lived through in previous years.”

Ramaphosa also urged South Africans to fight crime not migrants.

“Crime, not migrants, is the common enemy we must work together to defeat.  

“We cannot defeat crime through incitement, violence, intimidation and vigilantism aimed at foreign nationals, and specifically nationals from other African countries.”

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