hq197Yahya

funny, he’s the one person grinning in alex. also funny, these attacks coinicide so neatly with his election needs in zim.. not just funny. also pathetic that we have stooges all over the place. it explains the hands off our stooges played. tsvanginaai had to come in as the hero at the end.

Siyaya

Tsvangirai is a hero. I urge all Zimbabweans to go home and vote for him. Enough is Enough

Kwere kwere 2

Zimbos, indeed lets go home and spend our energies sorting out the mess at home. South Africans will never like us. We cannot deny the fact that “Mwana wamambo muranda kumwe”. They have told us point blank, GO HOME! Lets go and confront the problems back home.

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Siyaya said;

‘Tsvangirai is a hero. I urge all Zimbabweans to go home and vote for him. Enough is Enough.’

Unqoute; I fully support your utterances 110% my fellow citizen!!

martin ntebalene

it is too late for the zimbabweans to go home.Morgan Tsvangirai what he have to do is make his country a peacefull one in order for his people to go back home.what will happen if they went there to find that their houses have been distroyed.what is important is to negotiate with the angry south african to have mercy on his people,unlike taking then to a place of war and hunger.

faith

Lets go home and clear that mess that brought us to this humiliation.To be truthful Zimbabweans LOVE their country whether black or white .Most just sort refuge in hope for change home.Few live here out of love NO we are just being forced by the current economic and political state.Our home is ABANDANT in love and respect for other pple.Go there even inthis crises you will find Zambians,Malawians Mozambicans etc some dont even remember thier countries of origin.WHY didnt Zimbabweans feel their presence WHY!!

Vusi

Indeed the people of Zimbabwe must go home to vote Mugabe out of power so that their country will prosper and there will be no need for them to cross the borders the way it is happening now.But remember that all the right thinking South Africans are against this foolish violence directed to our fellow Africans. It is that some criminal element is involved in this ,our government ,church poeple as well peace loving South Africans I repeat are totally against this

jonasi

east west which place is best east west home in best i urge you zimbabweans to do what is reasonable and logical you dont need a tsvangirai to tell yu how you how to go home and when to go home , you dont need to have your life violently threatened like this to bring you to your senses that you dont need to over stay your welcome . lastly dont be caged for any political reasons by any one , dont let any one play politiocal games with your lives and loving mugabe or hating him, loving tsvangirai or hating him ,one thing for sure is your life is more important because you have it only once

Samantha Valelo

There is NO excuse for the way our fellow Africans are being treated, it was not so long ago when we needed shelter and Zim welcomed us with warmth, we were also crossing the border illegally, because of the circumstances in SA at the time. If Zimbabweans don’t wanrto go home, no one should force them. We who were treated badly at the time of aparthed should know to never to treat another humanbeing like that. As stupid as these hooligans are they don’t know what tomorrow brings, as they are driving investors away, plus our ipolitical issues, we might be the ones needing help from our neighbouring countries, I ask WHO WILL HELP US IN TIME OF NEED?

Xhanti

It would be a tragedy if people of Zimbabwe were to even think or believe that the people of South Africa hate them. By the way, all the different countries newspapers have been claiming that their citizens are the target of these attacks i.e. Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon, etc (please check). There is politicking around this unfortunate incident. This was not an anti-zimbweans violence. It was targeted at all “foreigners” (strange word as africa belongs to the africans). Nonetheless, an overwhelming number of South Africans have expressed disgust at this senseless violence. Whatever the real triggers were, the loss of life and harassment of poeple can never be justified. It is as if people have forgotten our collectve pladge (our Constitution) never to dehumanise and oppress each other. The events of the past week serve to remind us that some among us still harbour ill-informed ideas about what it means to be human and what it means to be citizen. Citizenship comes with responsibility – respect and abide by the supreme law of the land. What we have witnessed over the past week was blatant disregard to the constitution and consequently peoples constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedoms were violated (Our constitution does not talk about South Africans, but rather refers to “all within the borders of South Africa” although there are some rights, especially the red rights, which are reserved for South Africans). Let us not forget the lessons of history. A decade ago, it was Rwanda, and more recently, it was Kenya. South Africans shall not allow South Africa to be next.

juliette

I’m from central africa, and I feel very sad for what is happening now in South Africa, I wonder how South Africa will receive the World Cup of Nations if they don’t like other Africans, South African people are too much xenophobic with other Black Africans while they respect White people there, this is a big paradoxe.

Xhanti

I agree with Juliette. Oppression has crippled our people mentally and emotionally. Most of our people display a deep seated self-hatred. It manifest itself in the manner we treat those who are like us. Our hatred for self is reflected in the hatred of those who are like us. Most of us seem to treat White people with godly reverence. This is amazing. It is not the white South African’s fault. We had more than a decade to correct change this but no prizes for guessing what happened. The ruling party, of which I am a member, opted to entrench the western values and, economic and social paradigms. All South Africans should take collective blame for neglecting to make all our pledges in the constution, living pledges.

Wongaz

Morgan has shown true leadership by visiting those affected by xenophobia.Lets all go home and vote Mugabe out and get the change that we are all crying for.Home is best

lu

haa chokwadi hende tinovhota

Asanda

It is unfortunate to find ourselves in these crisis as Africans. Also I don’t condone what is happening it is degrading and inhumane. By far I never imagined that something like this could happen to this beautiful land of South Africa. I urge all Africans to be tolereant and stop pointing fingers at one another, we as african are to blame( more especailly the leaders). African leaders have neglected the needs of their poeple and this has resulted to anger and hate. The xhosa saying goes like this ” indlala inamanyala” meaning poverty is dangarous at worst evil. This what is currently playing, this is more than Xenophobia……

TARIRO DZIVA WAZVAREMHAKA

Thanx Morgan for visiting SA to witness the xenophobia. It shows that you are concerned with your people. People of Zimbabwe, please lets go back home and leave this cruel land before we all die. One day things will change for the better. I WANT TO GO BACK HOME FOR REAL, I AM SCARED.

romi

romi

i m agree with Siyaya , its time to go home, how long we must run away from out country, we should stand together and fight for out country. If we couldnt together now then we ill never together. we have to be together and fight against mugabe,
we having problem because of him. he put us as a bad zim…

romi

u r wrong ( martin ntebalene )
how come u said first .Morgan Tsvangirai must go to zim and make a pice, he is the one man. country cant be peac with one man. country become with nation, and we all have to be together to bring peace, not only him.

Mzizi

I am South African but I also have family in Zimbabwe, in Matebele land , my grand father had a Zimbabwean wife, with whom he had children one of which was my late father, his sister is still in Zimbabwe will this mean I will not be welcome to visit Umamkhulu wami? I pray that you all have peace and may God help you to solve the problems back home and live a happy life. we grew up knowing that we have Zimbabwean decendants and we are proud to be!!

we are sometimes also called matlota trata (fence hoppers) are but we stood fast and will always see any Zimbwean like abomalume nabogogo

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………U-Dadd’usebenzile….U-Dadd’u-achievile……..
Seems like the MDC Leader is deeply touched by these so called xenophobic attacks towards foreigners in particular Zimbabweans and I strongly believe that he has gained the courage to face Bob Mugz..Wish you luck MDC!!!!!!!

Craig

As a South African I am utterly ashamed of what is happening to my brothers and sisters from across Africa. Please know that it a small group of ignorant people who dont possess the spirit of uBuntu.

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Go back home guys, atleast come back to South Africa LIGALLY………

AFRO BROTHER

we are going thanx for the treatment , now after we are gone who next are you going to target ? obviously each other ZULU vs SUTHUS ,welcome to the real world SOUTH AFRICA the honeymoon is over now .time to take stock what have you achieved apart form celebarting independence day.

mary

sorry about what has happened, but it is exciting to hear the spirit of going home to face the challenges in Zim. there is a say that everything happens for a reason, sometimes bad things happens to make us strong. stand up and fight and take the whole situation positive. good luck to you all beautiful Zimbabweans and please remember that we do not hate u IT IS TIME maybe thats how God is trying to open your eyes to remember that you have a beautiful country. Africa will unite one day, maybe we need to turn it into united states of Africa

HIP-HOP Ekasi

The site is just too black and I need to do this at night when I am out of work, relaxed and consentrating. Probably, friday night our fellow Black Diamonds are sleeping with children they just met today. Nextdoor my fellow Somalian is busy doing the real Balanced Sheet with real money. I am ashamed of the Diplomacy that brought us hatred, hunger and frustration. Dehumanised me to a point where I can light my matches over fuelled human body.

The word said that there was blood before we were all saved. Maybe for us South Africans, Zuma is our Jesus “just a comment”. Please Africans, I think this is a message that says, excuse us we need to vote. Just before 2010, you may come back.

Police Department – Some work at last.
SADAF – Real work since the last time.

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HIP-HOP Ekasi

HIP-HOP EKASI

“Let’s go home” is called being a patriot

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Jennings Rukani

I do not blame the people of South Africa per se. All this is the fault of Thabo Mbeki. He has been sheilding the ZANU-PF party & government from international dress down and action. He is also a very sturborn individual and extremely selfish. If the people of Zimbabwe decide to choose a leader Mbeki does not like or who is not good enough, allow them to make their own mistakes. The people of Zimbabwe never chose Mbeki for president . I know that most South Africans, especially the well informed are sympathetic to our suffering and demand for democracy. The failure to improve lives of poor people in S. Africa & the crisis across the limpopo have made S. Africa the melting pot of civil strife. South Africans are our brothers and sisters, not just neighbours.

Thandi

MARY….. I disagree with u Jesus has nothing to do with this, Jesus does not like violence; killings and burning of people….Pls stop lying to urself, Jesus want us to be united and lov one anothe and not descriminate people, in any event we does not care which country one is staying that is non of his biznes he only want PEACE AND UNITY. Dont forget that “Wheel Turns” do u kno the Zulu saying “Sobohla Manyosi” let us not treat others in disrespect because we were lucky to be born in this RICH Golden Country.

Ungabohlekisa ngomunyumuntu ngoba uzibona unotho namhlanje coz awazi ikusasa likuphatheleni.

Guys lets leave them alone; stop chasing people….everybody say they must go home , they must go home, that should be their choice not yours. They dont have homes in Zim, Everything was destroyed , and this was like their home, they have been staying here since many years so where are u chasing them to, to the police stations and community centres? I think u are not feeling sori for them but u are laughing at them in disguised.

The main problems is that you have never experienced what they have experienced in their countries, because u were lucky that you were born in this golden country SA, but hey its not golden anymore but it will take time for u to realize, do u now how many people are killed pe day? u dont kno the statistics because it does not happening in ur area, and its not the foreigners who r responsible.

U r bizi being sacastic that they must go home to vote…hey put some reasoning here its not as easy as u think…dont think they can just go and vote aand wake up the following day rich and there are rules u cant just vote for ur country no matter where u are… there are some procedures that their gov should follow.

NONO

LEAVE THEM ALONE . CHASING THEM WILL NOT SOLVE UR PROBLEMS.

WHAT’S BOTHERING U COZ THEY R NOT STAYING IN UR HOUSE AND U R NOT FEEDING THEM BUT THEY WORK HARD ,BURNING BY THE SUN DOING THE JOB THAT U CANT DO. Ake nibayeke bakithi. They are humanbeings, South Africa is not yours but Its belongs to God. Who gave u the mandate to chase other humanbeings. bhekindaba zakho and leave them alone. WE ARE ALL THE CITIZENS OF THE WORLD

Siphiwo Qangani with Kangaroos

Tshangirae was supposed to be long home…he’s such a sell-out & a coward too. A leader or a captain doesn’t jump the ship before his passengers. He left the poor citizens in despair, while having all the pleasures and luxury in the world.The so called putting pressure on Mugabe doesnt or will never work by visiting the neighbouring countries which support MadBod dearly to countries. Instead those countries will assist him in getting Arsenal in his country. Some Leaders are happy when they see instability in certain african countries, because it shifts the focus on their gorvenance and leaderships. Imagine if Africa was like Australisia, a continent with only political contestation no violence or wars. A lot of African leaders would have been suspended from “Commomwealth countries” or UN would have applied tough measures on them.
We need no stories from Tshangirae, go home butie. You wont win elections by barking,you have or foster your supposters to physically put “X” next to your big head. Then you’ll win, that’s what the majoriy of SAs want from you.

Toyete

WHY IS THAT WHEN ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD A WHITE PERSON KILLS A BLACK PERSON , HE IS A RASCIST AND WHEN A BLACK PERSON KILLS ANOTHER BLACK PERSON ,IT IS THE WHITE PERSONS FAULT FOR BEING A RASCIST.
I THINK THAT ALL THOSE THAT REPEATEDLEY CURSE WHITE PEOPLE FOR BEING RASCISTS SHOULD LOOK BACK AT THEIR CURSES AND FIND THAT THE REAL RASCISTS ARE THEMSELVES.
THESE ARE THE TYPICAL INDIVIDUALS THAT LOOK INTO A MIRROR AND ONLY SEE THE CRACKS IN THE SUPPORTING WALL.

Christine

As someone who has a ‘white’ skin (actually, mottled beige is more precise) and whose ancestors came here more than 300 years ago, I too am an African and love this country and the people of this continent passionately.
And so, with many others, I hang my head in our corporate shame and sorrow at the unspeakable things that some fellow South Africans are doing to these innocent people who are living among us.
Who of us has not had his heart gladdened by the courage, courtesy and cheerfulness of these beautiful people who have already suffered so many horrors? We meet them, many highly educated, doing boring, uninspiring, menial work in parking areas, gardens and the houses of those who are better off than them, always with bright and friendly smiles. ‘Foreigners’, as far as I am concerned, you are most welcome in our beautiful country! Please forgive us. May God bless and protect you all.
Some despise these humble people because, in general, they work diligently and reliably and, through their industriousness, are able to better themselves faster than some of their neighbours. Sure, it’s possible that, as in all communities, there are a few real ‘baddies’ among them, but these are a very small minority. Like you and I, the majority are just doing their best to provide for their families. They are our brothers and sisters, and their children are our children.
Are we back in Nazi Germany, when human beings were wiped out because they were a wee bit different? Did 1994 mean so little to some? Shame on us! Cry, the Beloved Country!
If we consider ourselves to be Christians (as most South Africans apparently do), let’s show welcoming hospitality and compassion to these destitute people, and in this way prove our love for our Master, the Friend of all the friendless.

Lebo

Zimbabweans stop being arrogant , go home and help the MDC to remove Mugabe. Thats the only solutions for you people. I mean how can you be happy in one’s home. South Africans risked their lives during the apartheid, now its time to really go guys. Good-Luck & God bless!!!

Jason

Lebo you must remember that many South Africans went into exile into countries like zim during apartheid, and those locals accepted out people. Now reverse the situation and their houses get torched, they are attacked ,necklaced and displaced by these thugs that call themselves South Africans. I agree with you in the sense that these Zimbabweans should go home to help the MDC mobilise change in Zim and I also think for their own safety it might be wiser.

So there they go, back to their countries… now what? Do you think these lazy hooligans responsible for this mayhem are going to start working? Will they take over the ‘foreigners’ jobs? I think the underlying issues of poverty and social conditions should be more closely analysed because these xenophobic attacks are just an excuse for something that is a lot bigger than foreign nationals and our president is completely oblivious!

Lebo

I hear you Jason…but only a few hundred exiled in those countries as compared to a few millions flocking into our country. And I would not say the south africans are Lazy…some of these guys can’t express themselves in English as compared to their African counterpart. At the same time our fellow africans are there ones negotiating the cheaper wages with their employers and when our south africans brother rebel against those cheaper wages, its the end for them.

Don’t ever blame South Africans for this mess asseblief tog. I have heard so many complains coming from the foreigners that south africans are lazy, where were these people before 1994, why are they complaints of us being lazy now…is it not what we call hypocrisy?

Most Zimbabweans are so arrogant, they would rather die in South Africa rather than helping the MDC mobilise change. Have heard most of them boasting about how educated they are, so why can’t they used to qualifications to improve their country?

Beulah miller

THis is a very sad period in SA history.
A blind person can see that there is extreme political motivation behind these attacks! Why are only “black foreigners” being attacked? If this is about jobs and priviledges…….what about our land being sold off to foreigners with no interest in building anything up in SA?

Do these thugs realise that they have closed doors for ALL South Africans? What if the UK decides to turn their backs on the hordes of South Africans that have invaded their space?

South Africa has really become a “gebedsaak”

Phume

I think that south sfricans should he understood.Look at the situation from the perspective of the poor,less fortunate South Africans.Already,jobs were very hard to find,especially if you have no education and now people from other countries are coming in and taking the few job opportunitys that are left.By saying this,I am not justifying the violence because it is unacceptable and shameful to S.A.I am saying that a different method of showing our anger towards foreigners would be more effective.Come on South Africa,why discrimination all over again?

Yena

South does not have the means and resources to absorb all the poor people of Africa. Every country in Africa, everyday has people streaming into South Africa. If you are a political refugee in Cameroon, the next best country of asylum is around central Africa or west Africa.Coming so far South means itsa no longer politics but economic migration.

The blame rests squarely with the South African government which did not put controls in place in its immigration policies. Tsvangirai, is also to blame for not enganging the South African govt quietly about his illegal countrymen living in South Africa. Saying “Let’s go home” show his lack of statesmanship. Any father who claims 3 million children in neighbouring country and keeps quiet and does nothing to engage the host country, is a liar. To say lets go home is politically stupid.

yes South Africans went into exile but they did not export en masse all their poor people to compete with poor people in the host country. South Africans were in camps training and preparing for a guerilla warfare. However, what we see happening is a global phenomenon; Spain, the US , the Uk everyday battle with the massive tide of illegal immigrants. I do not condone what the South Africans did. Our shanty town dwellers are poor, jobless, uneducated and face many problems including health, lack of energy etc. These shanty town developed around 1995-6 when South Africa had a tide of rural-urban migrations that was triggered by the fall of Apartheid separation and strict controls. To claim that you have lived in the shantytowns for the past 20 years is false and gross opportunism. Be that as it may, the South African government through its partners in Nepad, and AU must work out and enforce immigration controls. No country in the world , however, benevolent, can afford to relax its immigration laws and allow an influx of illegals. Something must give in. We dont want knee-jerk responses.

The ANC was expelled in almost all the SADC countries during the struggle years at one time or another, at the pressure of the Pretoria regime; even Mozambique signed the Nkomati Accord which prohibited the presence of armed South Africans. But we had a better calibre of leaders than Morgan Tsvangirai, we did not demonise, Machel, Mugabe and others for this; we quietly secured minimum presence protocols and moved to Uganda and Tanzania.

Shack dwellers in South Afrioca who have limited access to education, TV, or English media newspapers run by white Rhodesian expats, do not have a meaningful understanding of the present Zimbabweans struggle. All they see and hear on TV is Morgan Tsvangirai reiterating white positions, particularly the DA, about the situation in Zim. The most important constituency , the youth in South Africa was never tackled by the MDC to explain its struggle and vision and mission. All they hear and see is an angry and petulent Tsvangirai berating Mbeki for problems in his home country. The result is an important struggle that is least communicated and less explained everyday. The MDC in the eyes of the South African youth is seen as a reactionery and white-managed political organisation that wants to reverse the gains of 1980’s anti-colonial drive. The ANC spent 80% of its time in exile explaining its position and struggle. By 1991 it had about 140 foreign offices. Its youth was either in camps or training under the UNETPSA scholarships.
Struggles are not won by criticising mediators, you must explain your position and sell it so that you get credibility and support for your people.

This present crisis, has come about because of leadership failure all over Africa. African immigrants in South Africa truly want to be South African. This is not unique to them, international scholars have identified this kind of dual citizenship as transnational migration. It is possible for them to maintain cultural ties with home and yet be loyal and contributing South Africans. This writer, is a first generation descendant of immigrants that worked in South African mines in the 1930-1940, not jobless immigrants, because then there were no borders between Northern and Southern Rhodesia and the Union of South Africa. I was born in the early 1950’s and I am proudly South African. I have spent all my life in South Africa and did my dues as a political prisoner. I’ve never been to central Africa but I understand Nyanja, Sena, and Shona(Zezuru) very well because my parents and grand parents come from that stock.( even in the 1900’s there was a massive movement of people in the area around, South Malawi, Northeast Zimbabwe and South east Zambia). It is not a 2008 crisis. Africans have always moved about. There’s nothing you can do about it except manage the process.

It is telling to realise that there is a significant % (maybe 20%) of urban South Africans whose fathers were Chewa, Bemba, Nyanja, Tswina, Chukunda, Zimba, Chewele,Tumbuka, Lomwe, Lozi, Manyika, .. who worked in the mines in the early 20th century) ) The question of citizenship is to say the least but purely ideological. Where I grew up it was common cause that on any given day you’d hear: Muli uli ada? or Zinkomo kwambiri! or Moni-moni! Ndibodza limweneyo! or Mangwanani shamwari! There is about 40% of South African black languages vocabulary words that are spoken in Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, etc with the same meaning that attest to our common ancestral proto-language. If you say “Mbuzi” who wont understand in Africa? or “Muti” or “Munyu” or “Muna” “Ngombe” “Ngoma”

It is pleasing to hear the South African govt speak of retaining the foreign nationals that are present in South Africa, rather that send them away. But there must be structured arrangements to prevent future uncontrolled influx of poor people for the simple reason that it engenders unfounded jealousies and xenophobia. maybe its time to put things right and work out a common citizenship like the European union. It is time to work out
dialogue that emphasises our common ancestry. Swazis for instance come from Mount Mbwaa (Embo in Swazi) from Northeast Kenya and there are common rituals that unmistakenly point out this common heritage.

Yes I am South African but things that matter in my life and cultural life are chitumwa ndimpinjili, mwambo, ulemu, makhalidwe abwino (my maternal grandmother’s people) which 50 years of non-contact with my ancestors could not erase in my memory. yes I speak Zulu, And I believe cultural membership is a conscious choice and that it is possible to maintain multiple membership without being a traitor. yes I feel sad but I think we must maintain dialogue and teach our children our common heritage. … when I go I certainly know my people will come for me and my spirit will roam with them without a visa or passport subsaharan Africa …..

Mzidow

It’s funny but also sad these attacks add as a abonus to Tshangarai’s presidential campaign.Zimbabweans are desperate for a change in Zimbabwe and fortunately or unfortunately to many Tshangarai is seen as the only hope for a new Zimbabwe and as fellow Africans including Zimbabweans we can hope that his intentions are sincere for the lives of many Zimbabweans are now in his mercy.

mary

Jason, How many SA’s were in exile in Zim? and how many foreigners are in SA now ? does it mean we have to pay for their help by allowing the whole of Africa to come so SA? does that mean we should not have any control measures, why do we still have borders, everyone must just enter SA as they wish

Jason

Mary I don’t know the exact figures unfortunately, but it was a substantial amount. People come here in search of better lives. Now some of our citizens aren’t prepared to work for the wages they are offered… perhaps they should be greatful for what they’re being offered, because it’s better than nothing. You are your own destiny and if you choose not to work because the wage is too low, then you have no right to complain.

While I agree with you that borders are there for a reason and that illegal immigrants should be deported, I don’t think the act of xenophobia is necessary. In fact it’s barbaric! So Mary those are my views, now I’m interested to know what yours are… Do you believe that these unfolding and unnecessary actions happening in our country at the moment are right? How do you propose we sort it out? Will you not donate blankets, food, old clothes to those left destitute because of a handful of thugs who think this is the only way they can justify their suffering??? Very interested to hear what you have to say….. Very!

mzabhe

mandola asibuyeleni and vote Mugabe out this could be an opportunity though it came with pain in it puting in to consideration wat happened to us in SA

mzabhe

HAWWU MADODA LETS GO BACK HOME AND VOTE MUGABE OUT ,THIS IS AN OPORTUNITY THOUGH IT IS A PAINFUL ONE COZ SOME OF US HAVE LOST OUR JOBS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Jason

Mary I don’t know the exact figures unfortunately, but it was a substantial amount. People come here in search of better lives. Now some of our citizens aren’t prepared to work for the wages they are offered… perhaps they should be greatful for what they’re being offered, because it’s better than nothing. You are your own destiny and if you choose not to work because the wage is too low, then you have no right to complain.

While I agree with you that borders are there for a reason and that illegal immigrants should be deported, I don’t think the act of xenophobia is necessary. In fact it’s barbaric! So Mary those are my views, now I’m interested to know what yours are… Do you believe that these unfolding and unnecessary actions happening in our country at the moment are right? How do you propose we sort it out? Will you not donate blankets, food, old clothes to those left destitute because of a handful of thugs who think this is the only way they can justify their suffering??? Very interested to hear what you have to say….. Very!

Nelly

I feel sori to all the foreigners from different countries and they must know that its a small group of people who are evil and they are influencing other South Africans. I think the only solution for now is to go back home until we sort this problem (as South Africans) Zimbabweans must go and vote for Morgan and he showed his face to all his people who has been faced with the xenaphobic attack, if they go back home and vote for him, hopefully things would be beta in Zim, he is the real leader, I’m afraid this thing will affect our children in the near future coz we don’t know wat’s goin to happen here in S.A in the next years to ***. Who knows? Maybe we will be the ones leavin our country to other african countries.. and it won’t be gud if they treat us the same way we treated them when they were in need

mary

Jason, i am against the killings and my heart is with those people and yes I would donate.my concern is the number of illegal immigrants, I know people are coming here for green pastures, but i would like to see the government controlling the borders and illegal immigrants must be send back home and i know that there will always be illegal immigrants but lets try and reduce the number.

Nolulu

I am a south african but am in the United Kingdom at the moment since 2004,i don’t agree with what is happening in south africa lately because people are losing their lives in this violence of which is not acceptable.I was listening to Umhlobo Wenene fm one day through internet and the deputy president Mlambo Ngcuka was complaining about the situation in s.a She said she will organise soldiers to protect foreigners who are in s.a whether they are legal or ””ILLEGAL”’to go back to their houses in alexandra,i was ever soooooo shocked when she said ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS must stay in s.a What does the word ILLEGAL mean? Awuvumelekanga

First of all she is in that position today because of south africans not foreigners,they voted for her to be in that position but today she forgot about that,WHAT ARE THE IMMIGRATION RULES says? she has to think twice.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS should be deported anyway,but those who are legal in south africa can stay because they are documented,HOME AFFAIRS has got their files.There is no country who let ILLEGAL immigrants the rights to stay in the country you can go anywhere !!!
Here in London i have to renew my visa when it expires everytime because it’s the immigration rules.

We must’nt bit them up and kill them at all,that’s not right.Look at Hillbrow how many Nigerians are there? they own it and it’s surroundings,you can’t walk freely in Joburg you have to squeeze through because it’s over -crowded,they does’nt even have permits to sell on the streets or to put their shacks at any where.

Here in London police have the sysytem to check if you are still legal in this country when they stop you on the street,i have been stoped several times by police when i was driving.We are hosting world cup soon so this violence must stop.

Please deputy president Ngcuka know the rules of your country and stop acting like an un-educated person ASSEBLIEF TOG ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Mandlanduna

I find it strange that we keep on shielding these people. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t condone the attacks but still want the majority of these people out of MY COUNTRY.

I mean not so long ago we had our own problems, but did half of our population flee into their countries? The answer is NO, so why do they come into mine when they can’t solve their own problems.

To hell with the people who blame the president and the government for this. In fact I blame the president for not kicking these hooligans out of my country.

THIS IS MY STORY AND I’M STICKING TO IT!!!!!!

charles

There should be no borders for africans. Africa is our motherland South Africa owes her greatness to the hard work of these foriegners. The European Union has free borders for its citizens why cant we do the same . Killing foriegners is sensless. and if unchechecked will lead to genocide worse than that committed by the nazis when they blamed the economic woes of German on the Jews.

No

those who are legal should stay but those who are illegal should really go home we are sorry but

hey …they must not be victimized ,the police should do their jobs.

South Africans should understand that as i am a south african but if i can get legal documents that allows me to saty in any country which is not south africa, no one can force me to leave ,according to the law…those who have legal documents shouls stay, that what we do in foreign country as Nolulu said, im in UK so anyway i go i travel with my documents coz anytime police stop u or knock in our flats and ask for our documents but as we are lega no one cares they only deport illegal citizens so why dont SA do that to decrease the numbers of illegal immigrants, that is why they do crime its because they are not registered anywhere but they must not be victimize im totally against that and i hate the fact that i happened.