South Africans of European descend have been the target of xenophobia for two decades now. We have seen a month of senseless violence and vandalism against the symbols of European civilisation in Southern Africa. One after the other our statues and monuments are destroyed and desecrated as an act of xenophobia. And nobody paid attention to that.
Now that fellow Africans become the target, suddenly the rest of Africa is up in arms. As reported by IOL News the United States on Monday condemned the wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa, calling on all the country’s leaders to take a stand against it, but the US and the rest of the world remain silent at the hatred that we have to live with in South Africa under the ANC of Jacob Zuma? Hatred against white people, Indian people, Pakistani people, Khoisan people… hatred and destruction and murder and mayhem and anarchy.
South African authorities have struggled to contain mobs in Johannesburg and Durban who have been hunting down foreigners.
Seven people have been killed and 307 suspects arrested in three weeks of unrest, the “worst ethnic violence” since 2008, when 62 people died, mainly in Johannesburg’s townships.
“We have joined the South African government and civil society leaders in strongly condemning the violence against foreigners that’s been taking place,” said State Department acting spokeswoman Marie Harf.
What about the murder, rape and torture of South African citizens? Why only condemn violence against foreigners?
She said the US was “deeply concerned” about the loss of lives and the impact on communities.
Why is the US not “deeply concerned” about the loss of lives of farmers and the impact on the country and region?
Why don’t the US tell South Africa to take a stand on ethnic violence happening in South Africa?
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