Xenophobia: SA. President Ramaphosa Condemns Attack on Foreigners

-South African President Cyril Ramophosa condemns attacks on Foreigners

Following the response of President Muhammadu Buhari expressing his displeasure over attacks on Nigerians in south Africa.

The South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday in a series of tweets condemned the xenophobic attacks and the violence in his country.

The president said in order to end the violence, he is holding a meeting with his ministers.

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“I’m convening the ministers in the security cluster today to make sure that we keep a close eye on these acts of wanton violence and find ways of stopping them,” he said.

Ramaphosa added that there is no justification for the attacks by South Africans on foreigners resident in the country, noting that, “The people of our country want to live in harmony; whatever concerns or grievances we may have, we need to handle them in a democratic way. There can be no justification for any South African to attack people from other countries.”