South Africa President, Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the recent xenophobic violence in several parts of South Africa.
The president in a video posted on his verified official twitter account said, “attacks on businesses run by “foreign nationals is something totally unacceptable, something that we cannot allow to happen in South Africa.”
“I want it to stop immediately,” said Ramaphosa, adding that there was “no justification” for the violence.
Some citizens of the country in a trending video descended on business hubs and townships in various parts of the country, looting dozens of shops and torching trucks driven by foreigners.
See the video:
Our security forces are on high alert. Whilst in no way, can we take away the sense of deep loss and unbearable pain you experience, as a country we commit ourselves to continue to work tirelessly to building the kind of South Africa, where indeed womxn and children will be safe. pic.twitter.com/ZoQSziiuPM
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) September 3, 2019
We express our deep pain, support, solidarity and love to the families, friends and loved ones of all those who have lost their lives in the last month (Uyinene Mrwetyana, Leighandre Jegels, Nolunde Vumsindo, Meghan Cremer, Jesse Hess to mention but a few). pic.twitter.com/PkWfO1NoYD
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) September 3, 2019
