The rising spate of xenophobic attacks in South Africa has triggered a myriad of angry reactions and emotions from netizens world over.
Nigeria, her citizens allegedly being the most affected or targeted, has since also reportedly begun retaliating with equal measure of brutality and violence in solidarity with her citizens in South Africa.
As the drums of vengeance keep beating vigorously in Nigeria, much introspection is needed to African citizens and their respective governments. This matter, if left unchecked or unbridled, may propagate Africa to a state of animosity never before witnessed and thrust sub-Sahara into a gulag.
Hate should never take the place of love, for there is no proper end game except death that is anticipated when blows are constantly countered by blows; deaths of individuals, States, dreams, values and of humanity.
Major world problems today – including hunger – stem from the adverse or extreme levels of wanton corruption, perjury, mass murders, religious intolerance, ignorance, disease, poverty and plunder.
South African citizens participating in these brutal acts of humanity need to quickly realize that they are not just killing ‘foreigners’ but their own Bantu brothers and sisters who are evenly spread across all parts of the continent.
They are killing mothers and fathers of innocent children whose only mistake was look for greener pastures away from their homes and settle down south in order to be able to fend for themselves and their families.
The mistake of perceiving, perhaps like most of us, that South Africa being the land of some of the continent’s greatest freedom fighters like Nelson ‘Madiba’ Mandela would be welcoming enough and understanding of their struggles.
Mandela, who was commonly also known as Tata, spent twenty seven years incarcerated for reasons humane and just. His fight, as with those of many other freedom fighters like him, was for the betterment and equality of humanity, especially the recognition of men and women of colour; what is happening in the country he left behind right now would make him cringe.
Some of the recent crop of emerging leaders from South Africa, like Julius Malema, are on record advocating for a united African front. One is however left only pondering at the possibility of this vision coming to fruition going by the current state of affairs. For how is a united African front possible when the few Africans down south are being hacked to death and others set ablaze by people of their own kind?
South Africans have gone against the natural laws of growth and expansion. Consequently, the eruption of the barbaric opprobrium from the south should only lead us to thoroughly reflect as Kenyans.
To reflect upon the lives we impact and upon the natures of leaders we elect based more on what they do and not merely say. Nobody, ladies and gentlemen, should ever purport to want the best for yourself than you would want it your own self.



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President Cyril Ramaphosa makes mistake on live TV while addressing xenophobic attacks (video)



A video of the moment President Cyril Ramaphosa made a mistake while addressing South Africans on gender based violence crisis and xenophobic attacks witnessed in the country has gone viral on social media, and has been described as an embarrassing and epic fall.

The South African President started off his address by reading from a teleprompter at the SABC’s parliamentary studios.

However a couple of seconds in, Ramaphosa made a mistake which he flagged on Live TV by saying: “Let’s start again. I made a mistake”.

Following the backlash that ensued after the video was leaked, SABC has apologised to President Cyril Ramaphosa for flighting the pre-recorded message that included a re-take of his address to the nation on Thursday evening.

The public broadcaster wishes to apologise to the president of the republic and the nation for any embarrassment caused in this unfortunate breach of the news production process,” SABC spokesperson Vuyo Mthembu said in a statement.

“The SABC takes this issue seriously and can assure the president and the public that due process will be followed and appropriate action taken.”

See video through below link

https://www.naijanewsgist.com/news/president-cyril-ramaphosa/

In my opinion it has united Nigerians to some extend because many claimed that it was ibgos that were killed in SA but retaliation only took place in Yoruba lands and Abj only we didn't hear of such from any Igbo states

StillX10:
In my opinion it has united Nigerians to some extend because many claimed that it was ibgos that were killed in SA but retaliation only took place in Yoruba lands and Abj only we didn't hear of such from any Igbo states

In unity we are stronger, in disunity we become very weak. If we had been United like this for long, our polithicians mentality would have changed. Thats why politicians dont ever pray for us to unite, they keep breaking us with politics, tribe, religion e.t.c

cdqyehyeh:

In unity we are stronger, in disunity we become very weak. If we had been United like this for long, our polithicians mentality would have changed. Thats why politicians dont ever pray for us to unite, they keep breaking us with politics, tribe, religion e.t.c

Definitely