I Am Deeply Embarrassed by Xenophobic Vigilantism in South Africa, Perpetrators Must Face the Law – Mene
As a pan-Africanist and a South African, I bow my head in shame. I am deeply embarrassed by the xenophobic vigilantism being carried out in South Africa by a loud minority of xenophobes. I am heartened by the government’s response and its determination to prosecute individuals who are causing havoc, harassing, and attacking foreign nationals in South Africa, whether they are documented or undocumented. This behavior is inconsistent with the values of Pan-Africanism, and it is abhorrent to the very idea of the single market we are trying to build. The displacement of foreign nationals in South Africa is antithetical to that project. I reject xenophobia in all its forms.
H.E Wamkele Mene
Secretary-General, AfCFTA Secretariat
