South Africa president calls for tolerance towards migrants

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CAPE TOWN: President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday (Oct 10) urged South Africans to be tolerant of migrants following recent xenophobic violence, as ...

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CAPE TOWN: President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday urged South Africans to be tolerant of migrants following recent xenophobic violence, as hundreds of refugees camped outside UN offices demanding to be removed the country, fearing for their safety.

"South Africans are not xenophobic, we are not," he said, describing the recent unrest as having been"driven by criminality". He answered questions in parliament, a few office blocks away from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees offices, where up to 300 foreigners staged a sit-in, demanding to be taken out of South Africa saying they were no longer safe.They vowed not to leave the premises until the UNHCR addressed their concerns.

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