Xenophobia

The recent attack on fellow Africans by Africans has left much to be desired in the eyes of International Community, especially investors.

Our Democracy has been demoted to Xenophobia by individuals who honour the segregation boundaries which were created by colonists of our mother continent, called Africa. Since AD and BC, our fore-fathers used to seasonally migrate freely around our great continent without having to produced "Passport and Identification"; and with the invasion of the colonialist we saw the introduction of of boundaries based on who has conquered what part of geographical area of Africa and rename such region according to their preferred name.

Today in Elexander, Crossroad and Motherwell people are web-trapped with this confusion of identity and lack of Brotherhood. In our oral tradition we were educated about the "Spirit of Ubuntu" which is more about "Love one another as we love oneself" and we have preserved these preaching for ages. In modern world we have generated hatred, individualism, tribalism and xenophobia (the rest I will leave on you to explain) from our imperialist and we thought we were moving towards "Modernization theory" of improving our living standards.

We have forgotten all our guiding principles (e.g.Ubuntu) and our African Culture of sharing our resources in times of needs. As a results, xenophobia in misleading our African masses.

Our so called political leaders were haboured, trained, catered, educated and groomed in our neighbouring regions so we can be politically free and through our 1st Democratic President Dr. Nelson Rolihlala Mandela we have pledged as South Africans to return the flavour to fellow Africans in times of needs. We opened socio- economical ties with all African regions with the sole aim to rally Africans under the banner Pan Africanist Parliament, African Union and Southern African Democratic Countries (SADC).

Tell me who has advocated xenophobia which has containmeted our Motherland? Xenophobia is an insult to our young democracy and all organization should swallow their political pride and extinguished this monster. They should be starting to begin preaching our Spirit of Humanity and explain further what it means to be an African rather than shouting slogan of "I am an African" in every opening of parliament.

As UWC, we must embark on a campaign of " take one or two foreign students home' can also alleviate the fears/perceptions that the Africans have about our African brothers/sisters and can eventually accept them as their brothers and sisters". Be advise that I am not subscribed to the use of a term"Foreign" when is referred to fellow Humans, especially Africans.